Suspended Atlanta fire chief returns to spotlight, anti-gay beliefs intact

Just over a month ago, LGBT Weekly reported on the suspension of Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran. You’ll recall Kelvin Cochran. He was Atlanta Mayor Karim Reed’s handpicked fire chief for the nation’s 40th most populous city. During his tenure, or more accurately, just prior to his official suspension by Reed, several employees complained to…

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Atlanta Fire Chief given one-month suspension over religious, anti-gay treatise

Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Chief Kelvin Cochran has been suspended for one month without pay after some employees complained about a religious manifesto they were given by the fire chief, reports The Washington Post’s Abby Ohlheiser.  The screed, entitled Who Told You That You Were Naked?, makes specific – and to some, deeply offensive –…

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