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homoe · 05-16-2022, 03:30 PM

Gentleman Jack HBO

Why did they call her Gentleman Jack?

The title is actually a reference to the name Lister was given during her life by her neighbours, who ridiculed her appearance and sexual preferences – with the 'Gentleman' referring to her masculine appearance and 'Jack' being another word for 'lesbian' in that era(May 8, 2022).

Gentleman Jack's lesbian love story of Anne Lister and Ann Walker is a true tale centuries ahead of its time. And to think we would have never known the reality if it wasn't for Lister's love of a good (albeit coded) diary.

Before and after GJ, we're re-watching The Gilded Age.

The American Gilded Age was a period of immense economic change, of great conflict between the old ways and brand new systems, and of huge fortunes made and lost. Against the backdrop of this transformation, HBO’s The Gilded Age begins in 1882 with old money vs new money families for social status and the like!

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