Haus@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 11 months agoAlabama Mayor Kills Self After Right-Wing Blog Outs His Cross-Dressingwww.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square444fedilinkarrow-up11.26Karrow-down122file-text
arrow-up11.23Karrow-down1external-linkAlabama Mayor Kills Self After Right-Wing Blog Outs His Cross-Dressingwww.thedailybeast.comHaus@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square444fedilinkfile-text
Bubba Copeland shot himself in front of police on Friday, days after he begged 1819 News not to expose his private life.
minus-squareDreamerofDays@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·11 months agoI would imagine that becoming mayor in certain parts of the country is much easier if you’re a member of the dominant party in the region.
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·11 months agoOr existing in society at all. Sometimes in those parts of the country the first question upon meeting someone is “what church do you go to”.
minus-squareFaceDeer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoHe didn’t have to become mayor.
minus-squareDreamerofDays@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoNo, he didn’t. But people get to want things. Sometimes they want things for themselves, sometimes they want things for their communities.
I would imagine that becoming mayor in certain parts of the country is much easier if you’re a member of the dominant party in the region.
Or existing in society at all. Sometimes in those parts of the country the first question upon meeting someone is “what church do you go to”.
He didn’t have to become mayor.
No, he didn’t. But people get to want things. Sometimes they want things for themselves, sometimes they want things for their communities.