"In a campaign defined by scandal and contradiction, Virginia lieutenant governor candidate John Reid, an out gay Republican, confirmed that his running mate, gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, is "100 percent against" marriage equality. The admission, made in a recent radio interview, came just days after Reid was newly linked to a Nazi-themed pornography blog on a social media account he allegedly operated."
"Speaking on The Wilkow Majority radio show, Reid was asked to name an issue on which he and Earle-Sears disagree, Heartland Signal reports. "She's not for gay marriage. She's 100 percent against it," he said, adding that her Jamaican upbringing and religious beliefs shaped her position. "We are both willing to put aside our differences and say what's in the best interest of the Commonwealth," he said. "I'm not going to kowtow to anybody. I'm not going to deny who I am to make somebody else feel comfortable.""
"Earle-Sears, Virginia's current lieutenant governor, has a long record of anti-LGBTQ+ positions. In a 2004 candidate survey, she described homosexuality as an "immoral lifestyle choice" and supported allowing businesses to fire gay employees because of their sexual orientation. Two decades later, her stance appears unchanged. In 2024, she wrote a note on House Bill 174, a measure ensuring that same-sex couples could not be denied marriage licenses, declaring herself "morally opposed to the content." Earlier this year, she again invoked her faith in defending her opposition to marriage equality, telling a Richmond television station she supported civil unions instead."
John Reid, an out gay Republican running for Virginia lieutenant governor, confirmed that his running mate Winsome Earle-Sears is opposed to marriage equality and that her Jamaican upbringing and religious beliefs shaped that position. Earle-Sears has a long record of anti-LGBTQ+ stances, describing homosexuality as an "immoral lifestyle choice" in 2004 and opposing same-sex marriage measures in 2024 while endorsing civil unions. Reid said both were willing to put aside differences for the Commonwealth and refused to deny his identity to placate others. The campaign juxtaposes ideological contradiction with a scandal linking Reid to a Nazi-themed pornography blog, prompting calls for his exit.
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