2007-08-07 03:35:52 · 21 answers · asked by A True Gentleman 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
I think this video is evidence enough for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTN6Du3MCgI
2007-08-07 03:47:56 · update #1
What a load of old tat ! ! !
2007-08-07 03:56:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he were, people of the time would consider it none of their business. At the time of his assasination, people would be aware of the existence of sodomy (having read the Bible), but they would have no concept, or word for a personality organized around what was then considered a perversion of sexual behavior.
From the Wikipedia article, "Homosexuality":
In the "last two decades of the 19th century, a new view began to emerge in medical and psychiatric circles, judging such behavior as indicative of a type of person with a defined and relatively stable sexual orientation. Karl-Maria Kertbeny coined the term homosexual in 1869 in a pamphlet arguing against a Prussian anti-sodomy law.[4][5] Richard von Krafft-Ebing's 1886 book Psychopathia Sexualis elaborated on the concept.[5]"
2007-08-07 04:13:06 · answer #2 · answered by Austin W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that rumor too, actually. From what I've heard historians say, Lincoln had a higher-toned voice than other men, and that was one of the things that made people wonder that about him.
2007-08-07 03:40:00 · answer #3 · answered by Lily Iris 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lincoln lived during an era when it was not a common practice to flaunt homosexuality as though it was an important part of a person's character.
So, who knows and...who cares.
2007-08-07 03:47:29 · answer #4 · answered by the_defiant_kulak 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your question is retarded. Abraham Lincoln was a married president. The peoplle of America would never aprove of a *** in the oval office.Need I say more?
2007-08-07 03:39:43 · answer #5 · answered by Bigasian 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
On the whole yes, he was a fairly happy man.
It's only in recent history that "gay" changed its meaning from something nice (bright and cheerful) to something nasty.
2007-08-08 08:30:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/04/30/lincoln/index1.html
this issue has been talked about since the 1920's
2007-08-07 03:48:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh yes, as demonstrated in the video to accompany the song "Gay bar" by Electric 6es :-)
2007-08-07 03:39:09 · answer #8 · answered by zoeksalamander 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not that I am aware of, and I did study him in the course of my American government classes in college.
2007-08-07 03:39:35 · answer #9 · answered by Leah 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A gentleman wouldn't ask a question like that!
AJ
2007-08-07 03:39:24 · answer #10 · answered by AJ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His wife didn't think so. Also, one should never speak ill of the dead. Lets shows some respect. Peace
2007-08-07 03:43:25 · answer #11 · answered by PARVFAN 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋