Justin Flippen, the mayor of Wilton Manors, Florida, and a longtime LGBTQ advocate, died Tuesday night of a brain aneurysm. "This is a horrible loss for our community,” Wilton Manors’ city officials said in a statement shared with NBC 6 South Florida. "We are very sad.
Our hearts go out to Justin's family and friends.” Flippen had been mayor for only two years, but even prior to his election, he was a trailblazer.