Who wrote the eassy "Was Abe Lincoln Gay, Too? A Divided Man to Heal a
Divided Age" and when was it written

Howdy talltoo-ga,

Although it is sometimes referenced by the title you present ("Was Abe
Lincoln Gay, Too? A Divided Man to Heal a Divided Age") it appears the
actual article was titled "Was Lincoln Gay?" and was written by W. Scott
Thompson, a School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, professor.

It was "published" on 6/10/2001 on the George Mason University's History
News Network (HNN) website.  You can read the whole text on that site.
http://hnn.us/articles/96.html

"Is it necessary to out Abe? The phrase's vulgarity itself should answer.
This isn't, in any real sense, an outing--but an entering, into the deeper
recesses of a great man's character."

If you need any clarification, please feel free to ask.


Search strategy:

Google search on: Lincoln gay "Divided Man"
://www.google.com/search?q=Lincoln+gay+%22Divided+Man%22

The above search brings up a few references to the title that was provided
as well as the author's name of "W. Scott Thompson" and a "Tufts professor."

Google search on: "W. Scott Thompson" Lincoln gay
://www.google.com/search?q=%22W.+Scott+Thompson%22+Lincoln+gay

The above search produced a citation to the actual article on the HNN site.

Looking Forward, denco-ga - Google Answers Researcher

Good job...just what I needed to know.