Civil War

By Harriet Barovick, Michelle Derrow, Tam Gray, Daniel Levy, Lina Lofaro, David Spitz, Flora Tartakovsky and Chris Taylor

GETTYSBURG DRESS? Author and activist Larry Kramer claims to have uncovered evidence that Abe Lincoln was gay, and is writing a book about it. So is sex-researcher C.A. Tripp. What we know so far:

GAY

--Shared bed with another man --Broke engagement to Mary Todd --Liked the theater --Was quite liberal --Experimented with fashion (owned a snazzy hat, wore black) --Had a "beard"

NOT GAY

--Sharing beds was common --Eventually married her --Lived in a log cabin --Was a Republican --Never pulled it off --It really was a beard