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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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[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it does not appear he had taken any public positions against LGBTQ issues that could be construed as hypocritical

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 47 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Except for being a member of the anti LGBTQ party.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, but so is Caitlyn Jenner...

[–] DTFpanda@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How anybody takes someone like that seriously is beyond me

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] gkd@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year 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.

[–] DreamerofDays@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

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".

[–] rchive@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You can disagree with your party on one issue. There are tons of Democrats who are opposed to increased gun control, for example.

[–] darq@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But it's not just "an issue". We are talking about a demographic and their legal recognition. No I'm sorry but we cannot agree to disagree on something so fundamental as equal treatment of people.

It's not comparable gun control.

[–] rchive@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I'm talking about whether people are physically capable of breaking with their party on a single issue. They obviously are.

Gallup poll

[–] AdmiralShat@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

Good luck trying to get the terminally online to understand the nuances and complexities of the human condition