▲ 1241 ▼ Alabama Mayor Kills Self After Right-Wing Blog Outs His Cross-Dressing (www.thedailybeast.com) submitted 2 years ago by Haus@kbin.social to c/news@lemmy.world 454 comments fedilink hide all child comments Bubba Copeland shot himself in front of police on Friday, days after he begged 1819 News not to expose his private life.
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah, but so is Caitlyn Jenner... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DTFpanda@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) How anybody takes someone like that seriously is beyond me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) You've got me. I don't understand why any trans person would be a Republican, but I guess money trumps all when you're rich. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gkd@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* Because they (wrongly) believe that being “one of the good ones” will save them from being targeted by republicans and their proposed legislation like Project 2025 That doesn’t mean people who have previously voted red are in the wrong (lots of internalized homophobia can lead to opposite beliefs). But once you realize your identity and continue to vote against yours and other people’s human rights, you’re absolutely in the wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] meco03211@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago Pretty sure there were slaves that actively sought to maintain slavery. In some cases, they had relatively decent lives compared to other slaves and even some free black people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DTFpanda@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) How anybody takes someone like that seriously is beyond me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) You've got me. I don't understand why any trans person would be a Republican, but I guess money trumps all when you're rich. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gkd@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* Because they (wrongly) believe that being “one of the good ones” will save them from being targeted by republicans and their proposed legislation like Project 2025 That doesn’t mean people who have previously voted red are in the wrong (lots of internalized homophobia can lead to opposite beliefs). But once you realize your identity and continue to vote against yours and other people’s human rights, you’re absolutely in the wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) You've got me. I don't understand why any trans person would be a Republican, but I guess money trumps all when you're rich. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gkd@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* Because they (wrongly) believe that being “one of the good ones” will save them from being targeted by republicans and their proposed legislation like Project 2025 That doesn’t mean people who have previously voted red are in the wrong (lots of internalized homophobia can lead to opposite beliefs). But once you realize your identity and continue to vote against yours and other people’s human rights, you’re absolutely in the wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gkd@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* Because they (wrongly) believe that being “one of the good ones” will save them from being targeted by republicans and their proposed legislation like Project 2025 That doesn’t mean people who have previously voted red are in the wrong (lots of internalized homophobia can lead to opposite beliefs). But once you realize your identity and continue to vote against yours and other people’s human rights, you’re absolutely in the wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] meco03211@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago Pretty sure there were slaves that actively sought to maintain slavery. In some cases, they had relatively decent lives compared to other slaves and even some free black people. permalink fedilink source parent