Bernie Wolfe is dead. Fans the world over, from the UK to India, Dubai, Canada and New Zealand, are mourning the loss of our Big Macho Army Medic. Major Berenice Griselda Wolfe was truly an interna…
“For many, Bernie Wolfe was the catalyst to coming out, to being brave. She gave a generation of young women the role model they needed to know that living their authentic self was ok. And an older generation with a peer, a rare fictional character who reflected them, their struggles with their identity, their place in the world. Bernie Wolfe was strong, vulnerable, intelligent, capable. She succeeded in a man’s world – both in the army, and as a surgeon. She served her country selflessly. She put not only her life at risk but also her self – for almost all of her time in the army, her sexuality barred her from serving. She faced the discrimination and erasure we face every day. And yet she chose to be brave enough, someone who could have the life and love she chose – a good relationship with her kids, a successful career, and a relationship with the woman she loved. We watched her slowly come out of her shell, gain more confidence in herself and her sexuality, become fearless, open, honest. Comfortable in her skin.
Only to be punished for it, of course.”
