We all know that Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd for twenty years till John Wilkes Booth assassinated him. However might the sixteenth president have lived a double life with male suitors? Lincoln’s sexuality will get explored within the trailer of the LGBTQIA+ film Lavender Males.
Based mostly on Roger Q. Mason’s stage play of the identical identify, Lavender Males raises the query of Abraham Lincoln’s sexuality. Mason co-wrote the screenplay with the movie’s director, Lovell Holder. The duo labored collectively on the critically acclaimed stage play, which premiered in 2022 at L.A.’s Skylight Theater Firm.
Lovell Holder spoke to THR about how he’s identified Roger Q. Mason since they had been youngsters and a few type phrases about their new undertaking:
“I by no means imagined in 2025 we’d formally launch the function movie adaptation,” mentioned Holder. “This movie was a real labor of affection between shut mates and trusted collaborators, shot over 10 days on a shoestring finances with adrenaline and keenness for this story as everybody’s main motivator. I hope this movie serves as a rally cry, a fountain of pleasure and a grounding of objective for the LGBTQIA+ motion within the U.S. and overseas at a time after we want tales which affirm, empower and embolden us greater than ever.”
The leisure trade has explored Abraham Lincoln’s bisexuality earlier than. Final fall’s documentary, Lover of Males: The Untold Historical past of Abraham Lincoln, centered on the hypothesis of whether or not or not the U.S. president was homosexual. Outcry adopted from Elon Musk and conservative figures. There’s additionally the comedy play Oh Mary!, which had Mary longing to stay a life as a cabaret singer whereas Lincoln makes use of his spouse to cover his sexuality.
What occurs within the Lavender Males trailer?
Within the trailer of Lavender Males, we see a lonely stage supervisor, Taffeta (performed by Roger Q. Mason), changing into pissed off at their Abe Lincoln play. Delving into their thoughts, they create a fantasy that questions if Abe Lincoln had male suitors like his authorized assistant, Elmer Ellsworth. Taffeta makes positive to offer their commentary whereas portraying each different character of their psychological stage play like a military cadet, Mary Todd Lincoln, and even a tree.
The trailer concludes with Taffeta saying, “You will be something. You will be anybody. I promise you, something is feasible.” You may watch the trailer in full beneath:
Lavender Males will hit restricted theatrical launch on Might 2nd in Washington D.C., Los Angeles, and New York.
