Virginia Mercury: Sears “responded ‘yes’ [..] she would vote to block same-sex couples from adopting children and oppose workplace protections for gay people, and she indicated that she believed homosexuality is an ‘immoral lifestyle choice.’”
VIRGINIA – New reporting from the Richmond Times-Dispatch details how John Reid, Winsome Earle-Sears’ running mate, is “sure she hasn't changed” her position on supporting letting Virginians get fired just for being gay.
When asked about the recently unearthed survey that revealed Sears opposes workplace protections for gay Virginians, and supports blocking same-sex couples from adopting children and that she believes homosexuality is an “immoral lifestyle choice,” the Richmond Times Dispatch reported Reid's response as:
“‘I’m sure she hasn’t changed on all those positions,’ Reid said.”
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Reid comments on Sears supporting letting Virginians get fired for being gay
- Reid apparently faced a strained relationship — at least for a time — with Earle-Sears, a devout evangelical Christian who has shared publicly that she does not morally support same-sex marriage.
- Recent reporting from the Virginia Mercury disclosed that in answering a 2004 questionnaire […] Earle-Sears indicated that she would vote to block same-sex couples from adopting children and oppose workplace protections for gay people.
- Reid says he hasn’t talked to Earle-Sears about the survey or heard a response from her about it.
- “I’m sure she hasn’t changed on all those positions,” Reid said.
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