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Lavender marriage is a term coined to describe a marriage between a man and a woman, in which one or both parties are, or are assumed to be homosexual. Usually, but not always, both parties are assumed to be complicit in a public deception. The phrase came into colloquial use during the 1920s when the imposition of morality clauses into the contracts of Hollywood actors, caused some homosexual stars to enter into marriages of convenience to protect their public reputations, and preserve their careers. The destruction of the career of MGM actor William Haines, who refused to end his relationship with his male partner, and enter into a marriage at MGM's discretion, was said to have caused a spate of couples to seek refuge in marriage.
While the term has passed from modern usage, rumors that the practice still occurs to protect careers continue to surround some high profile celebrity couples.
Among the couples and individuals who have been reported or rumored to have entered "lavender marriages", in the absence of any evidence or admission, are:
- Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor
- Janet Gaynor and Adrian
- Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli
- Mary Martin during both of her marriages
- Rudolph Valentino and Jean Acker
- Rudolph Valentino and Natacha Rambova
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