A small-town Alabama pastor and mayor killed himself Friday, days after a local conservative news website published a story that included photos of him wearing women’s clothing and makeup.
F.L. “Bubba” Copeland, who was the mayor of Smiths Station and the pastor at First Baptist Church in Phenix City, shot himself in front of police during a welfare check, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said.
Copeland’s private life was exposed Wednesday by the conservative blog 1819 News, which was once owned by the right-wing Alabama Policy Institute and whose top editor is a former Breitbart News contributor.
This person didn't "walk through the leopards cage" lmfao are u high?
Let's get a few things straight.
This was not a repressed hero.
This person was not brave.
This person was a coward.
This person was self hating.
This person joined a political party voluntarily ...they didn't have to be in politics.
The party they joined is one who's official positions demonize LGBTQ peoples.
The leopards in this case killed themselves.
Being supportive of trans people online while shitting on them irl is the height of not only hypocrisy but classic conservative rules for thee but not for me.