Women in history you didnt know were gay

There are no affiliate links and I do not benefit from any link clicks or purchases made. Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive. Type your email…. Continue reading. June 27, June 22, Marlene Deidritch A product of the arts-centric Weimar culture in early 20th-century Germany, Marlena Dietrich lived freely, fearlessly and was well known for her sexuality.

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When she was first elected, Maureen was married to a man and the couple lived in Sussex with their three children. But in she moved to London to live with her new partner who was a woman. Although she hadn't spoken publicly about being gay, a newspaper found out and printed the news against her will.

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A former marine, Bowers kept quiet for many years about these stories, as he did not want to adversely affect the lives of any of the actors who were still around. Many of the stories were actively hushed up using fixers paid by the studios at the time, and several of the actors were in "lavender marriages"marriages arranged by the studio, frequently with another queer actor.

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The actress reportedly bedded two of her acting teachers, Paula Strasberg and Natasha Lytess, and reportedly dumped the latter in a "brutal" fashion, refusing to take Lytess' calls. Opening up further about the end of the affair, Lytess claimed, "She said she was the needy one.