Bubba Copeland shot himself in front of police on Friday, days after he begged 1819 News not to expose his private life.

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.

    • hardcoreufo@lemmy.world
      162·
      1 year ago

      It’s people saying shit like this that is part of the problem. While the left is generally much more accepting than the right our community needs to be better about accepting people who don’t share all our beliefs. Maybe that way when they start to become more progressive and can help bring other people over that have some fledgling left wing values in them.

      • downpunxx@kbin.social
        36·
        1 year ago

        yeah we’re pretty intolerant of intolerance here on the left, but we know you “live in a society”

        • hardcoreufo@lemmy.world
          4·
          1 year ago

          Luckily intolerance and republicanism are learned traits and can be changed.

          This guy killed himself because his his inherent traits were outed. Traits that are usually ones we want acceptance and equality for.