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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    1 year ago

    I think there is a good argument to be made for outing someone closeted who is using their power to oppress LGBT+ people, but there is also a trend of labeling any homophobic politician as being in the closet when a lot of them are just plain old bigots.

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      1 year ago

      I think there is a good argument to be made

      I’m sorry, but I must vehemently disagree. There is absolutely no reason to discuss publicly someone’s private sexual preferences. Otherwise, you have the society they want where witch-hunts can be started over rumors.

      there is also a trend of labeling any homophobic politician as being in the closet

      That is also bad, and should not be tolerated.

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        1 year ago

        If I’m being oppressed I would like to know if the thing I’m being opposed for is something my oppressor practices. That is called injustice.