In April, Crystal Moore was fired in what she said was a decision driven by homophobia. Now the town of Latta, South Carolina, has voted to alter the structure of its government and hire her back as police chief, in the process weakening the powers of the mayor who put her on the chopping block.
“Latta, home to the historic Catfish Creek Baptist Church, is a predominantly white town of 1,500 in Dillon County. Moore—who is openly gay and wears loose polo shirts and has cropped, spiky hair—had served, apparently without incident, in the town’s police department for 23 years before her April firing.
“Earl Bullard, Latta’s graying mayor, allegedly has a reputation for being intolerant of the gay community. A recording exists of a man, said to be Bullard, snapping in a Southern drawl: ‘I would much rather have—and I will say this to anybody’s face—I would much rather have somebody who drank and drank too much taking care of my child than I had somebody whose lifestyle is questionable around children, because that ain’t the damn way that it’s supposed to be.'” *
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