L.A.-Area Councilmember Resigns After Peeing on Gay Bar
Precinct’s Instagram account, along with a clearer picture of two men — taken from inside the bar — whose attire appears to match those of the men urinating.According to the Instagram post, the men then rounded the corner, where one of the managers spotted the drinks and tried to take them away.
The larger of the two men “reacted by physically assaulting him, throwing him to the ground.”It remains unclear if the employee was injured during the altercation.“Precinct is a safe space for all; let’s have a good time.
Don’t be a dick,” Precinct’s Instagram post reads. “Oh, yeah, we also have several bathrooms.”According to Out, which first reported on the incident, several drag performers familiar with the bar began reacting to the post, with RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4 alum Willam, who hosts the Race Chaser podcast, tagging the private Instagram account of Crescenta Valley Town Councilmember Chris Kilpatrick.Other commenters also identified Kilpatrick as the taller man in both the photo and video.Kilpatrick was elected in 2020 to the Crescenta Valley Town Council, which represents the Los Angeles suburbs of Montrose, Sunland, and La Cañada Flintridge, along with sections of Glendale.He ran on a platform of promoting public safety, supporting small businesses, and curbing “out of control” development, according to his old campaign site, a version of which can still be found on the Internet Archive.Last Tuesday, Crescenta Valley councilmembers learned about the surveillance video and asked Kilpatrick for a statement.By that time, however, he had retained an attorney, according to a letter detailing the council’s response obtained by the Los Angeles Times.Crescenta Valley Town Council President Harry Leon said in the letter that he had called a special meeting about the issue, but claimed that before it could take place, Kilpatrick “expressed his desire to resign from the council.”Kilpatrick tendered his resignation, which was accepted by the Council, and became effective.
