abraham lincoln and george washington were gay , says a new book by larry kramer , 79 , who is a gay activist and award winning writer .
in ` the american people , ' kramer says that abraham lincoln was gay and his killer john wilkes booth was actually lincoln 's spurned gay lover .
the book claims that the original jamestown settlement was all male and that men would have sexual relationships when there were no women .
larry kramer claims that many historians do n't have ` gaydar ' and could n't recognize gay attributes .