Lawrence 's sexual orientation remains a controversial topic among historians . Bolt 's primary source was ostensibly '' Seven Pillars '' , but the film 's portrayal seems informed by Richard Aldington 's '' Biographical Inquiry '' ( 1955 ) , which posited Lawrence as a " pathological liar and exhibitionist " , as well as a homosexual . This is opposed to his portrayal in '' Ross '' as " physically and spiritually recluse " . Historians such as Basil Liddell Hart disputed the film 's depiction of Lawrence as an active participant in the attack and slaughter of the retreating Turkish columns who had committed the Tafas Massacre , but most current biographers accept the film 's portrayal of the massacre as reasonably accurate
Tafas Massacre
Tafas massacre
Lawrence of Arabia (film)