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 to the filmmaker's style. He made a movie subtitled The Untold story of Abraham Lincoln so he stretches out what felt like a 12min topic as lengthy as possible to justify a documentary that's almost two hours. I could be wrong about the info all together but it just felt like there was not enough and they just became too detailed and drawn out to the point that it made me giggle, but to be fair, I think Lincoln as the subject matter worked to get me in the seat, and the full range of the movie deals with the concept of homosexuality as a construct. For me, it was a perfect juxtaposition that they used Lincoln, best known for ending slavery, to compare racism and homophobia. I'm not the person who needs the speech, but I got the message, and I loved it. If anything, the film expresses something I believe in, and it will make it easier for me to express my opinion. Thanks.
