Mayor Kills Self After Right-Wing Blog Outs Cross-Dressing

[Jilly_in_VA]

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.

That post, written by Craig Monger, had the rambling headline: The secret life of Smiths Station Mayor and Baptist pastor F.L. ‘Bubba’ Copeland as a ‘transgender curvy girl’: ‘It’s a hobby I do to relieve stress’.

1819 News published the username to Copeland’s Reddit and Instagram accounts, writing that he posed “in various outfits, some more racy than others.” The blog also said that Copeland used the pseudonym “Brittini Blaire Summerlin” and posted pornography and advice on chemically transitioning.

If you or a loved one are struggling with suicidal thoughts, please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing or texting 988.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/alabama-mayor-bubba-copeland-kills-self-after-right-wing-1819-news-outs-his-cross-dressing?ref=home

Beyond RUDE and UNNECESSARY!

[AllyCat]

1. So he killed himself? Absolutely tragic.

[yankee87]

2. M heart is breaking

I am so sad for him.

[Duncanpup]

3. So sad

[Permanut]

4. So he was outed for dressing "wrong".

These right wing bigots have a different idea of the "... land of the free..." than I do.

[prodigitalson]

5. Wow, that is just so sad. It would have gotten better for him

regardless of how much worse it got initially. But he could've found himself in a happier place in a couple of years knowing who his real friends were. There is always reason not to do it. And I think the biggest one is the absolute fact that nothing is permanent including your world collapsing around you ...in this case because of the sinister actions of others. It's not going to always be like it is when you feel that way.. everything changes