Some confused people accuse young Abe Lincoln of being homo because he shared a bed with a male housemate in his 20s. That was right around the era where solo b

Some confused people accuse young Abe Lincoln of being homo because he shared a bed with a male housemate in his 20s. That was right around the era where solo beds were becoming a norm instead of a luxury. Before the industrial age it was pretty common for a whole family just to have one or two beds- parents and childrens. And if you stayed at a hotel or army barracks you shared a bed rack with a row of strangers.