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Meryl Streep's Daughter Louisa Just Came Out As LGBTQ+, And Fans Are Living For It

Meryl Streep; Louisa Jacobson
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'The Gilded Age' star Louisa Jacobson, the daughter of Streep and Don Gummer, shared a series of photos over her mom's birthday weekend to honor her 'Joyful New Era.'

Joanna Edwards
By Joanna EdwardsJun 25, 2024
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Joanna Edwards wears many hats: student, data-wrangler and LGBTQ+ activist. Her main passion is writing, followed shortly by percussion, mediocre watercolor painting and scuba diving. A New Englander currently displaced to the South, she waits patiently for winter and its more reasonable weather.
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Actor Louisa Jacobson, daughter of Meryl Streep, seemingly came out as LGBTQ+ during her mother's birthday celebrations.

Over the weekend, Jacobson posted a series of photos on Instagram. The first was of her with producer Anna Blundell, followed by a screenshot of an article with the headline “We’re Entering A Joyful New Era of Lesbian Fashion.”

Jacobson captioned it, “Blessed to be entering the Joyful New Era bb,” adding a heart on fire emoji and a rainbow flag emoji. In true iconic fashion, the post was shared during her mother’s birthday weekend, as Streep's birthday is on June 22.

While Jacobson did not explicitly confirm her identity, many commenters interpreted the images as a hint that she identifies as a lesbian. She had previously posted a Pride month Instagram story on June 1, saying “Happy priiiiiiiide,” while holding a book called How To Be Gay, which a fan shared on X (formerly Twitter).

Jacobson has followed in her mother's footsteps by attending Yale School of Drama and now stars in the HBO period drama The Gilded Age.


Some people were pleasantly surprised.

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Others commented on how the photo series looked.

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Folks were glad their gaydar wasn't broken.

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Many people wished her a happy Pride.

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And still more welcomed her to the LGBTQ+ community.

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@marinapualineee/Instagram

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Truly a win for the community.

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@bacarones/Instagram

Not just lesbians, but all women.

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@stellawwareck/Instagram

Really a win for many people in the community.

@emmakirkystod/Instagram

Finally, people wondered what it must be like to be Jacobson.

@kristenrary/Instagram


The Gilded Age is on HBO.

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