Press & Media
In the News.
Featured in Metro UK, LADbible, Tyla, National Law Review, and more.
About Marty Thomas
Marty Thomas is the founder of LLMA (Life and Love Made Authentic) and the creator of llma.app, the first dedicated platform for intentional partnerships and lavender marriages. After going public about his own lavender marriage, Marty turned lived experience into a product, a movement, and a media story people keep clicking.
His content on chosen family, nontraditional partnership, and radical honesty has generated major traction across social and earned media, while LLMA gives that audience somewhere real to go.
Featured Coverage
I'm a gay man in a lavender marriage, we don't have sex but I won't divorce my wife
Marriage, identity, and modern partnership
Gay man in sexless 'lavender marriage' explains why he won't get divorce
A nontraditional family gets mainstream attention
Man in 'lavender marriage' explains why he won't leave wife despite no sex life
The internet keeps asking, so media keeps covering it
I'm in a LAVENDER marriage, we get ridiculed online but we've lasted 14 years
Longevity beats the comment section
The First Lavender Marriage Matchmaking App Built by Someone Actually Living One
Founder-market fit, but make it official
LLMA App Launches on iOS, Offering the First Lavender Marriage Platform
Coverage of the platform launch and market positioning
Podcasts & Interviews
Chris Franjola, Epstein, Wicked Press and Gay Clubs
Big audience, bigger conversation
Podcast and interview appearance
Thoughtful conversation, less tabloid energy
Lavender Marriage Exposed: Why Women LOVE the Idea of Marrying Gay Men
A modern-marriage podcast takes on the lavender conversation
Lavender Marriages: what they are, who chooses them, and why it’s growing
International curiosity, same story hook
"Every article I read quotes academics or talks about apps that don't exist yet. I've been living this. I built the platform for it."
Marty Thomas, Founder of LLMA
Topics Available for Comment
- →Lavender marriage history, modern revival, and lived experience
- →Intentional partnership vs. traditional dating culture
- →Chosen family structures and legal considerations
- →LGBTQ+ safety and relationship alternatives
- →Gen Z dating app burnout and what comes next
- →Building a tech platform around a social movement
- →The economics of solo vs. partnered living
Brand Assets
Function over fairytale.
The first platform built for intentional partnerships — by someone actually living one.
Life and Love Made Authentic.
High-res assets and brand guidelines available on request — martin@llma.life
Media Contact
Marty Thomas
Founder, LLMA Ventures LLC
Media kit, app screenshots, and usage data available upon request.