Sexuality of Abraham Lincoln

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The sexuality of Abraham Lincoln has been the topic of historical speculation and research. No such discussions have been documented during or shortly after Lincoln's lifetime; however, in recent decades,^[1] some historians and authors have begun discussing potential evidence that he may not have been heterosexual.

Mainstream historians generally hold that Lincoln was heterosexual,^[2][3] noting that the historical context explains away the supposed evidence,^[4] that he had romantic ties with women, and that he had four children in an enduring marriage to a woman.^[5]