Mr. Page's wife knew he was really a woman. They share a bed and are married. She was even listening in when Albert confesses why he began dressing as a man, and she makes a point to come in and call them both "men" right afterward to re-affirm that that's how she sees them.
I don't think anyone in this film was definitively shown as a lesbian. Hubert seemed to be a straight transgender man (in his case, someone born biologically female but who felt their true identity was male). His wife may possibly have been a lesbian and felt Hubert was her only easy option for being with a woman, but it wouldn't have been a big deal for two women to live together at that time. It looks more likely that she was pansexual (i.e. someone for whom gender identity doesn't factor into their attraction). And Albert...Albert seemed like just a really sensitive person who was traumatized by rape and thought being male would protect him from sexual violence and allow him to earn a living in peace. Then when he saw Hubert's happy married life, he tried to replicate it but didn't seem to be genuinely attracted to anyone. He just didn't want to be alone forever.
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