# @pinknews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPw_GqQEvLC
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35617470-pinknews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-13T22:01:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PinkNews (@pinknews) — https://gondola.cc/pinknews

## Caption

At the Virginia gubernatorial debate at Norfolk State University, Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears caused controversy by claiming that allowing employers to fire individuals for being gay “is not discrimination.”

Democratic nominee Abigail Spanberger cited Earle-Sears’s long record opposing LGBTQ+ rights, including her resistance to marriage equality and workplace protections. Before Spanberger could finish, Earle-Sears interjected, prompting immediate backlash.

Earle-Sears has previously opposed bipartisan marriage equality legislation, even leaving a handwritten note expressing she was “morally opposed.”The Democratic National Committee called her comments “disqualifying” and reaffirmed support for Spanberger, emphasizing that Virginia deserves a leader who ensures equality for all.

#Virginia #Republicans #Trumpadministration #Winsome #lgbtqia

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republicans, lgbtqia, winsome, virginia, trumpadministration

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