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Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln

Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln

2024Movie⏱️ 1h 51m
Documentary
5.5
IMDB Rating
207 votes

Examines the intimate life of America's most consequential president, Abraham Lincoln.

Director
Shaun Peterson
Writers
Joshua Koffman, Grace Leeson, Shaun Peterson
Stars
Jean Baker, Thomas Balcerski, Birdie
Release Date
September 6, 2024
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

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Jean Baker
as Self - Historian
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Thomas Balcerski
as Self - Professor, Occidental College
Birdie
Birdie
as Mary Todd
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Hanne Blank
as Self - Historian
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Michael Bronski
as Self - Professor, Harvard University
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Michael Cheeson
as Self - Professor, University of MA, Boston
Alexander Collins
Alexander Collins
as Young Abraham Lincoln
Natalie Collins
Natalie Collins
as Fanny Henning Speed
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Lisa Diamond
as Self - Professor, University of Utah
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Jack Halberstam
as Self - Professor, Columbia University

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
Santa Clarita, California, USA
Production
Special Occasion Studios

🏷️ Keywords

gay interestgayabraham lincolngay rightsgender studies

🎯 Categories

History DocumentaryDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

Well done and insightful!
by bbickley13-921-586642024-09-09
7/10

"Feel the need to start by saying I have no problem with Abraham Lincoln being gay; in fact, with no prior knowledge of historical documentation, it does not surprise me that he stepped out with men in the sense that, as the movie itself states, homosexuality was only an issue for a lot of folks in the 1900s and the idea that it was a duty for a man like Lincoln to marry and have heirs was more of an issue in his time over who he has fun with as a bachlor. I'll admit I did find the evidence and the dramatization of Lincolon's relationships with men laughable. This is mostly a knock t..."

💡 Did You Know?

Lover of Men features more than a dozen scholars from prestigious academic institutions such as Harvard University and Columbia University.

📖 Synopsis

Examines the intimate life of America's most consequential president, Abraham Lincoln.