Scandal-ridden, anti-gay Birmingham mayor denied request to dismiss suit by LGBT rights group
by: Pam Spaulding
Tue Dec 16, 2008 at 08:00:00 AM EST

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Poor Larry Langford. The homophobic mayor of Birmingham, Alabama has had a string of "bad luck" lately.  First he was arrested by FBI agents and charged with some serious corruption --  $236K in expensive clothes, designer watches and good old fashioned cash to pay his personal debts as well as funneling county financial business to two buddies. That scandal is so big down there it rates a giant timeline.

And more bad news.

While filling his closet with a new wardrobe, Langford also found time to ban Gay Pride banners on city property, something commonly done for other community events and meetings. Central Pride Alabama decided to sue, and now a federal judge has ruled that the discrimination lawsuit must be allowed to move forward.