Mustard on the Hedge

With all that’s happened recently there’s been a break in flagging the Golden Thong (person to get a virtual high five) and Silver Mullet (person to get a kick in the ass) of the week. So let’s get back on track.

This week’s Golden Thong goes to English lesbian soldier, Kerry Fletcher.

Kerry Fletcher

Fletcher endured sexual harassment by a male sergeant, brought her case to the employment tribunal last year and won, receiving £400,000 compensation. However she was forced to resign last February after winning the case, despite having served in the Army’s Royal Artillery for 10 years. Last Wednesday she received an apology from the British Ministry for Defence.

Monica Carss-Frisk QC, representing the Ministry, said: “Can I just make it clear I do, on behalf of the MoD, offer an apology for the conduct that led to your findings.”

Heart felt I’m sure. Well done Kerry for kicking some ass.

Silver Thong goes to Miriam Margolyes, the English lesbian actress better known as ‘Professor Sprout’ from ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’.

Miriam Margolyes (image from PA via telgraph.co.uk)

As an out lesbian in the public eye you would expect Margolyes to be supportive of the gay community and encourage those struggling with their sexuality to be true to themselves, as she was, and come out. Nope. What does good ol’ Mir do? What were the pearls of wisdom she delivered to all those cowering in the closet?

The 67 year old told BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’ programme that she deeply regretted telling her mother she was a lesbian as the pain of hearing this news caused her Mum to have a stroke just three days after hearing the news. Hmm Miriam…have you heard of unfortunate coincidences?

So what does Miriam say to those hiding their sexual identity? Answer…Well done…you should “keep such things to yourself”…and people say there is a shortage of role models!?!

Clearly Miriam was not told that those older than us are supposed to be wiser. (However clearly there was no truth in the phrase “with age comes beauty” for Margolyes either)