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Alabama Mayor Kills Self After Right-Wing Blog Outs His Cross-Dressing (www.thedailybeast.com)

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

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[+] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 80 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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[–] cricket98@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

It was not because he was "wearing woman's clothing" he wrote grotesque fanfiction about them using their real name about him stalking a local business woman and assuming her identity. He also posted pictures of kids to porn sites. He was not just some closted transgender person.

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[–] jonesy@aussie.zone 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Is there any verification or evidence of this or is it simply more of the drag queens = pedophiles rhetoric?

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[–] cricket98@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

https://1819news.com/news/item/to-say-i-was-a-stalker-would-be-a-bit-of-an-understatement-curvy-transgender-smiths-station-mayor-copeland-wrote-fiction-about-murdering-real-life-local-businesswoman-assuming-her-identity

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I don't really trust the veracity of the frothing right wing fanatic running that blog. Some independent verification would be helpful. I'm not going to look at Bubba's writing personally, because if it is as fucked up as it sounds, I don't need to add that horror show into my already depression-saturated brain.

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[–] cricket98@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

you can verify it yourself. that reddit account has been archived in many places

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[–] stephfinitely@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Source please?

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[–] cricket98@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

https://1819news.com/news/item/to-say-i-was-a-stalker-would-be-a-bit-of-an-understatement-curvy-transgender-smiths-station-mayor-copeland-wrote-fiction-about-murdering-real-life-local-businesswoman-assuming-her-identity

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[–] stephfinitely@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

I'll hold judgment until I get a second source.

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[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

#LeopardsAteMyFace

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[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago*

Equally, the party where lots of men are wearing women's clothing secretly.

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