One point lots of readers have made is that none of Lincoln’s political enemies ever accused him of being homosexual. If that’s true, I think it’s a good point as far as it goes. It doesn’t necessarily mean Lincoln’s sexuality wasn’t unusual, it simply means that if it was, it was kept very, very well-hidden. But I think it’s fair to believe that if any of Lincoln’s opponents thought for a moment that there was any truth to the charge, they would have used it.