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    LZ Granderson: America's tragic war on LGBTQ+ people extends its collateral damage

    This week a small town in east Alabama is saying goodbye to someone they shouldn't have lost. By all accounts, F.L. "Bubba" Copeland Jr. was loved by thousands in Smiths Station, a community of about 5,400. He was mayor. He was a small business owner. He was a pastor. And yet when he was dealing with fallout from his community believing he was queer, he decided to kill himself. A conservative ...
    by LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times Nov 08, 2023 3 minutes
    Mayor Bubba Copeland visits an area that was damaged by a tornado March 5, 2019, in Smiths Station, Alabama.

    This week a small town in east Alabama is saying goodbye to someone they shouldn't have lost.

    By all accounts, F.L. "Bubba" Copeland Jr. was loved by thousands in Smiths Station, a community of about 5,400. He was mayor. He was a small business owner. He was a pastor. And yet when he was dealing with fallout from his community believing he was queer, he decided to kill himself.

    A conservative publication had posted pictures of Copeland wearing on Nov. 1, saying the article did not reflect who he was and that "sometimes people stumble" in their faith walk.

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