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Historians have long debated whether Abraham Lincoln, considered one of the greatest American presidents, had romantic and sexual relationships with men. A new documentary, Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln, concludes that he did. “Our greatest president, our greatest military genius, the man who saved the Union, was also deeply in love, sexually and emotionally, with other men,” says Thomas Balcerski, a professor at Occidental College and Eastern Connecticut State University, in the documentary. “These relationships are not ‘So what?’ — they are defining, because this is an individual who struggled his entire life to make sense of this duality within him.” Director: Shaun Peterson Writers: Joshua Koffman, Grace Leeson, Shaun Peterson Stars: Thomas Balcerski, Michael Bronski, Jack Halberstam Using interviews with historians, documents and re-enactments, Lover of Men examines Lincoln’s relationships with four men: Billy Greene, Joshua Speed, Elmer Ellsworth and David D...