SOUTH CAROLINA: Small Town Votes To Give Job Back To Lesbian Police Chief

Back in April the openly lesbian police chief of a small South Carolina town was fired by the mayor, who was caught on tape saying that he'd rather have an alcoholic in the job than someone "whose lifestyle is questionable." Last night the town's voters slapped the mayor down. Via the Morning News:

Dozens of Latta residents danced and cheered in front of the town’s community center Tuesday night as election officials announced a referendum to change the town’s form of government to strong council was approved, 328-147. Though the results will not become official until the ballots are certified at 11 a.m. Friday, for many town residents, Tuesday’s vote was an instant victory because it will allow town council to reinstate Crystal Moore as Latta’s police chief. Moore was abruptly fired in April by Mayor Earl Bullard after she refused to sign seven unexplained reprimands that he presented to her on the same day. “This is our town,” a grinning Tammy Taylor said, between cheers and high-fives. “We got our town back. We got our chief back.”

Moore is elated: "I am so excited. The town came out and spoke up for what was right, not just for me, but for the whole town."