Lavender marriage
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lavender-marriage-173-16107599
title:
Lavender marriage
text:
A lavender marriage is a male–female mixed-orientation marriage, undertaken as a marriage of convenience to conceal the socially stigmatised sexual orientation of one or both partners. The term dates from the early 20th century and is used almost exclusively to characterize certain marriages of public celebrities in the first half of the 20th century, primarily before World War II, when public attitudes made it impossible for a person acknowledging homosexuality to pursue a public career, notabl
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encyclopedia
description:
Marriage to feign heterosexuality for one or both spouses
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavender_marriage
date created:
2004-06-06T05:21:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T11:00:31Z
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