The mayor of a rural Alabama town who came under national scrutiny for a Facebook post advocating the “killing” of LGBTQ people has refused to resign, despite calls from some local leaders. Three of the six members of the Carbon Hill city council have demanded that Mayor Mark Chambers step down in the wake of his inflammatory remarks, The Daily Mountain Eagle reported on Thursday. A pastor at a local Baptist church has also urged the mayor to resign. At least two city council members expressed support for the mayor in spite of his homophobic comments, Birmingham TV station WBRC reported. Council member Clarence Colbert told the station that Chambers said he was willing to quit to make amends for his remarks, but that he’d urged the mayor to stay.

Source: Huffington Post June 06, 2019 10:46 UTC