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jakeXT

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Sun Jul 22, 2012, 11:32 AM Jul 2012

The ultimate sex symbol for men. But did Marilyn Monroe only love women? Fifty years after her death [View all]

The ultimate sex symbol for men. But did Marilyn Monroe only love women? Fifty years after her death, an author who met the star questions her sexual identity

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She admitted to sexual encounters with actresses Joan Crawford, Barbara Stanwyck, Marlene Dietrich and Elizabeth Taylor, as well as with both her acting coaches, Natasha Lytess and Paula Strasberg.

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In addition to her fear of giving birth to an abnormal child, Marilyn suffered from devastating bouts of endometriosis, a gynaecological condition causing intense pelvic pain, severe cramps and painful periods.
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‘Marilyn was never able to enjoy sex with men.

'She was afraid of it, and turned to older women as sexual role models.’

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2176657/Marilyn-Monroe-The-ultimate-sex-symbol-men-But-did-love-women.html



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