Lincoln and Ann Rutledge

[LincolnToddFan]

Right after the Tripp book came out, there was dinner table gossip among some friends of mine about Lincoln's stereotypical gay traits. Like many of my male friends who are homosexual, he had a strained relationship with his father but revered his mother(and stepmother). His stepmother said he didn't like girls. He adored cats. He had a high pitched voiced. I kid you not...this was the "evidence" that convinced them above all others. Even when I pointed them toward documentation that Lincoln was a passionate animal lover period, not just cats. As if ALL gay men prefer cats!

He was one of those people that both men and women were drawn to and fell in love with.( Even though, other than Ann Rutledge and Mary Todd, I can't think of any women who were in love with Lincoln...if anyone else can, let me know)

As Eva pointed out, he was sloppy and disorganized in his appearance and his surroundings despite MTL's ceaseless efforts to give him polish. He had a dirty, I do mean dirty sense of humor. He was probably a military genius, adept at the exclusively male art of war. He did not enjoy physical labor, but was outstanding at it when he needed to be. He had at least one serious love affair and several intense crushes on women before he met his wife.

My reason for pointing all this out is that Abraham Lincoln does not fit either stereotype for males(gay or straight). The man was an original, period.