Abraham Lincoln. Author Jonathan F. Putnam has written three mystery novels with Speed and Lincoln as the protagonists. Courting Mr. Lincoln (2019). a historical novel by Louis Bayard, centering on Lincoln's relationships with Mary Todd and Joshua Speed in Springfield. Several episodes in season two of Will & Grace (revival) feature the character Jack McFarland producing a play called “Gaybraham Twinkin’”, a story about the alleged relationship between Speed and Lincoln. See also List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area Louisville in the American Civil War Sexuality of Abraham Lincoln References Notes Sources and further reading External links A genealogy of the Speed family since the 16th century A genealogy of his maternal ancestors since the 17th century The Speed Family Lincoln 1855 letter to Joshua Speed Mr. Lincoln and Friends: Joshua F. Speed Historic Homes: Farmington "Joshua and James Speed" — Article by Civil War historian/author Bryan S. Bush 1814 births 1882 deaths American slave owners Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives Abraham Lincoln Louisville, Kentucky, in the American Civil War Politicians from Louisville, Kentucky People of Kentucky in the American Civil War Union (American Civil War) political leaders Burials at Cave Hill Cemetery Kentucky Whigs 19th-century American politicians Southern Unionists in the American Civil War American planters American merchants