"For months, Greenstone and Hoff have been making content about their "lavender marriage."

The term has it roots in the Lavender Scare of the mid-20th century, when a moral panic stoked by Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-Wisconsin) and an executive order signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower led to a purge of workers suspected of homosexuality from the federal workforce.

"There were ... thousands of people who lost their jobs, lost their livelihoods, many lost their lives. It was really frightening," said Regina Hillman, an assistant professor at the University of Memphis School of Law.

"And then there were some people who found a way to exist during that time and not lose their job." One possibility: Enter into a lavender marriage, a seemingly heterosexual partnership meant to conceal your own homosexuality."

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"Maybe you could say the same of Barry Diller, who recently confirmed that he is both gay and happily married to Diane von Frstenberg.

Or Tricia Cooke, who spoke openly about being a lesbian married to Ethan Coen while promoting their movies "Drive-Away Dolls" and "Honey Don't!"

Different Strokes??

"He's not bisexual. She's not in denial. That hasn't stopped them from being in a committed monogamous relationship for nearly 10 years."

He's a little bit bisexual, lol, she's pregnant.