An Alabama mayor and preacher whose ‘curvy transgender girl’ persona was revealed killed himself after trying to dismiss the allegations as an ‘attempt at humor’.
The apparent double life of Smiths Station, Alabama Mayor FL “Bubba” Copeland came to a tragic end Friday afternoon when a welfare check led to the small town official’s suicide. The incident came just two days after a series of 1819 News exposés detailed the apparently sordid pastimes of the Phenix City First Baptist Church preacher who went by the name “Brittini Blaire Summerlin.”
As it happened, the outlet owned by the Alabama Policy Institute had a story about Copeland’s “hobby” on Wednesday that detailed how he made and published photos of himself dressed in women’s clothing, including images of scantily clad taken in a bedroom, and published them under the pseudonym Summerlin. while describing himself as “a transitioning transgender curvy girl who loves to smile, clothes and shoes!”
Trying to look like your wife is not a healthy way to relieve stress. pic.twitter.com/jh2mS9eyW0
— Expose Them (@ExposeDarkDeeds) November 4, 2023
Despite his attempt to downplay the outing, Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones confirmed Friday after a request for a welfare check: “Deputies located Mayor Copeland in the community of Beulah of Lee County and a slow pursuit ensued.”
He eventually, “was taken into custody. He exited the vehicle, pulled out a gun and took his own life. Investigators with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office are conducting an ongoing investigation.”
Copeland had told 1819 News: “Only my wife knows. It’s a hobby I do to relieve stress. I have a lot of stress and I’m not in medical transition. It’s just a character I play… I don’t go out to search request or anything like that.”
“What I do in my private life has nothing to do with what I do in my holy life,” said the preacher mayor. “Does this have any effect on being mayor, that sometimes I wear a dress or sometimes I put on make-up? Does this have anything to do with me being mayor or pastor?”
following the reportCopeland had proceeded to deliver a sermon at First Baptist Church in which he apologized to the community: “Yes, I have taken pictures with my wife in the privacy of our home in an attempt at humor because I know I’m not a man handsome. nor a beautiful woman. I apologize for any embarrassment caused by my private and personal life that has come publicly.”
A right-wing “news” website published photos of Bubba Copeland, the mayor of an Alabama town and pastor of a local church, wearing women’s clothing and makeup. That afternoon, Copeland addressed his congregation (see video).
2 days later, he died by suicide with a firearm. @MomsDemand pic.twitter.com/Fh0ksB5DG2
— Laura Burkhardt (@LauraAnnSTL) November 4, 2023
However, reports of his behavior did not stop with his posting of photos online as 1819 News revealed that Copeland had been composing and publishing works of fiction under the pen name Summerlin in which the protagonist “becomes obsessed with a real-life local business owner, whom he eventually murders to assume his identity.”
An excerpt from the story read: “In my cubicle I scan her page. “She posted a new photo!” Excited, I took a screenshot to add to my ever-growing collection. To say that it was a stalker would be a bit of an understatement. Every post he made he studied, analyzing and taking notes on his daily routine. What he ate, what he drank, from his favorite coffee to his favorite alcoholic drink. His life had become in my obsession.”
Images of Copeland were posted on pornography sites, including altered images taken of people said to be members of the community who were said to have digitally changed their gender.
Before the reported suicide, Alabama Baptist State leadership had released a message to the community that said, “We have become aware of the alleged unbiblical behavior involving the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Phenix City. We are praying for leaders of the church family as they seek to determine the truth about these allegations. As God’s people, we also pray for the pastor and his family. We are in consultation with the leadership of the Russell Baptist Association as they strive to help the First Baptist family during this critical time of need.”
Also of note was a March interview with Columbus, Georgia’s WRBL, where Copeland had expressed, “I always say, ‘We’re Mayberry 2023.’ It really is like everybody knows your name. You know, everybody dies famous in a small town . That’s what it is. It’s Friday Night Lights. It’s mom’s apple pie. Our community has very, very little crime, very low drug use. Our number one problem is suicide. It’s sad. I think a lot of it has to do with the military. I think some of it has to do with social media and the reality of it. That’s the number one problem we have.”
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