Also, I don't think any definition of "gay woman" wore saffron coloured robes in Victorian Britain, this is a Classical reference.

"The followers of the so-called Krokotos Painter, whose name is derived from the Greek κροκωτός (krokōtos) (saffron-yellow dress robe). The female figures in his work often wear krokōtoi" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus_Painter

See also: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG59070