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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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[–] 72 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Guys, he not only was a Republican, he was a Baptist preacher. He aligned himself with these two LGBTQ hater groups.

Maybe he joined the GOP and the Baptist denomination in an attempt to shield his lifestyle, but he willingly belonged to these two groups which both actively HATE LGBTQ and condemn his very lifestyle.

I have a lot of sympathy for people who feel they must disguise their true selves in order to protect themselves...and I respect that he tried to reach out and offer support to others online.

But I'm hearing some very disturbing 'rumors' that he posted hateful, stalking, character assassination of particular people online. And accusations of child porn.

I'm going to reserve my sympathy for him for now, until the whole truth is known.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I don't know why people on here are grandstanding and white knighting for this douche, when so many people who are hurt by the GOP actually need our sympathy and compassion.

    I have zero compassion or emotions for assholes that actively support hate organizations.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    I feel like I can do both severely criticize his actions while defending his sexuality. I can also be understanding about his wanting to write erotica or crossdress but not necessarily the way he went about it.

    I don't have the patience for hateful bigots but there are aspects of this story that have historically been weaponized against us LGBT+ that need attention.

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  • [+] -7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Except you can't. Compassion and help is a finite resource in this world, because we have a finite amount of time and resources to help people. Evey second you waste it on assholes, you're wasting your time on earth.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Except that I'm willing and able and I will. You don't get to make decisions for me and I ask that you don't try.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Baptists aren't a group and don't necessarily hate LGBTQ people. It's a low-church movement/denomination within Christianity which is not defined at all by sexuality.

    Some Baptist churches are even gay-affirming.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Of course they're a group. Each church is comprised of a group of people with like beliefs.

    And while there are Baptist churches that are more friendly to LGBTQ people, there's a reason this man had to hide who he was from the people in his particular church.

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