The Outing of Bubba Copeland Before Stonewall, ... The first story, published on Nov. 1, featured numerous pictures of Copeland, a local pastor as well as politician, dressed as a woman.

The disclosure bombarded Copeland, 49, with online ridicule and his death, experts said, underscores the dangers of outing people in an era that has seen the erosion of LGBTQ+ rights as states ...

Copeland thanked the hundreds of people he said had reached out to him in love and asked his congregation to turn their Bibles to the Psalm of David, which includes the line, “Even though I walk ...

The disclosure bombarded Copeland, 49, with online ridicule and his death, experts said, underscores the dangers of outing people in an era that has seen the erosion of LGBTQ+ rights as states ...

F.L. "Bubba" Copeland said he was under an "internet attack" after an Alabama website published photos of him in women's clothing and makeup. His death puts a spotlight on media ethics.

Alabama community rallies behind mayor who died by suicide following public outing The small-town mayor and pastor was bombarded by online ridicule after a conservative news site exposed photos ...

The journey of Adam Copeland is nearing its end. Tuesday marked the beginning of a new month. For Canadians, it also marked ...

Copeland, 62, shot himself dead in front of local sheriff’s deputies on Friday after a conservative news website published photos. Facebook/F.L. " Bubba" Copeland Mayor Smiths Station Alabama ...

Friday’s apparent suicide of F.L. “Bubba” Copeland, the mayor of Smiths Station, Alabama, and a pastor at First Baptist Church Phenix City, came just days after conservative Southern news ...

A small-town Alabama mayor and pastor killed himself after a conservative news site reported he had a social media persona where he dressed in women’s clothing while wearing a wig and makeup.

SMITHS STATION, Ala. — After the 2019 suicide of a local teenager, small-town mayor and pastor F.L. “Bubba” Copeland helped students place roadside signs in his Alabama … ...

After the 2019 suicide of a local teenager, small-town mayor and pastor F.L. "Bubba" Copeland helped students place roadside signs in his Alabama community to try to reach others who might be hurting.