""My opponent has previously said that she does not think that gay couples should be allowed to marry," Spanberger says in the clip played in the ad. "That's not discrimination!" Earle-Sears interjects. "My opponent has also previously said that she thinks it's OK for someone to be fired from their job for being gay," Spanberger says in the ad. "That is discrimination." "That's not discrimination!" Earle-Sears cries out."
"Spanberger's statement about workplace discrimination refers to a 2004 candidate questionnaire on LGBTQ+ rights that Earle-Sears responded to when she was running for Congress. In that questionnaire, she wrote that homosexuality is an "immoral lifestyle choice" and said that she would oppose workplace discrimination protections for gay people. Earle-Sears has made her opposition to LGBTQ+ rights central to the campaign, focusing her ads on attacking Spanberger's support for the rights of trans kids."
Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee for Virginia governor, released a television ad criticizing Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears for opposing job protections for gay people. The ad highlights a handwritten note in the state legislature showing Earle-Sears' moral opposition to marriage equality and includes debate footage where Earle-Sears insisted that firing people for being gay or denying marriage equality is "not discrimination." The ad cites a 2004 candidate questionnaire in which Earle-Sears called homosexuality an "immoral lifestyle choice" and opposed workplace discrimination protections. Earle-Sears has centered opposition to LGBTQ+ rights in her campaign messaging, including attacks on trans youth rights.
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