J Homosex. 2010;57(9):1124-57. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2010.508325.
Scholars and historians are blind to Lincoln's same-sex inclinations in part because of a personal aversion to male homosexuality, but more importantly because they fail to perceive the vast differences between the sexual culture of antebellum America and that of our own time, especially in regard to male-male physical and emotional intimacy. This article brings those differences to light and sets Lincoln's life in the context of the sexual culture of his own time. This enables one to see that Lincoln's same-sex sexuality was not only unproblematic, but commonplace, if not typical, in his day. Revising the Myth of Lincoln in regard to his same-sex inclinations will have a positive effect on contemporary culture, especially on the education and socialization of young boys.
学者和历史学家对林肯的同性恋倾向视而不见，部分原因是他们个人对男性同性恋的反感，但更重要的是，他们没有意识到内战前美国的性文化与我们这个时代的性文化之间存在巨大差异，尤其是在男性之间的身体和情感亲密方面。本文揭示了这些差异，并将林肯的生活置于他那个时代的性文化背景下。这使得人们能够看到，林肯的同性恋不仅没有问题，而且在当时是普遍存在的，如果不是典型的话。修正关于林肯同性恋倾向的神话，将对当代文化产生积极影响，尤其是对年轻男孩的教育和社会化。
