The History of Lavender Marriages

A lavender marriage by definition is a male female mixed orientation marriage undertaken as a marriage of convenience to conceal the socially stigmatized sexual orientation of one or both partners. Gay stars picked wives often actresses and celebrities themselves in order to hide their sexualities and keep fans lusting after them on screen. Most of the information we have was concocted by gossip calmness or it was all like hearsay so we can't say for sure which relationship out there was fake and which wasn't today's stars particularly those in reality tv are aware that publicity stunts can be an effective way to garner short-term attention and make money.

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