Alabama preacher who was outed as drag queen told his friend he was suffering ‘dark days’ before suicide

F.L. “Bubba” Copeland, 62, who was the mayor of tiny Smiths Station as well as the pastor at First Baptist Church in nearby Phenix City, shot himself dead in front of police officers on Friday — just 48 hours after 1819 News published its first story, which featured photos of Copeland’s “alter ego” Brittini Blaire...