Abe the tyrant’s fagginess has been debated among scholars for years. They cite his troubled marriage to Mary Todd and his youthful friendship with Joshua Speed, who shared his bed for four years. David V. Derickson, who shared his bed whenever Mary Todd was away. So if the shoe fits.....
They cite his troubled marriage to Mary Todd and his youthful friendship with Joshua Speed, who shared his bed for four years. David V. Derickson, who shared his bed whenever Mary Todd was away. So if the shoe fits.....
Wow, no fan of Abe, but I never really thought he smoked a pipe!
I knew about Speed, and didn’t think much of it given the availability of lodging on the frontier, but the other guy is news to me.
And is a topic of particular interest to you, which begs the question as to why.