The upcoming documentary 'Lover of Men' features interviews with scholars, historians and Abraham Lincoln experts. Abraham Lincoln 's romantic life is getting a close-up. PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the trailer for the upcoming documentary Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln , which peels back the curtain on the 19th-century president's private life and examines Lincoln's relationships with men before he was elected president in Directed by filmmaker Shaun Peterson , Lover of Men features interviews with over a dozen scholars, historians and experts on Lincoln's life.
The trailer emphasizes his near mythical stature in American culture. The movie uses historical evidence of Lincoln's romantic relationships to then widen "its lens into the history of human sexual fluidity and focuses on the profound differences between sexual mores of the nineteenth century and those we hold today," the synopsis reads.
Lincoln's sexuality has been examined over the years, including a feature story in Salon magazine and a book by author Clarence Arthur Tripp titled The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln , among other works. Entertainment Movies Documentaries.
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