Republican candidate says firing someone for being gay is 'not discrimination'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : "Firing somebody because they're LGBTQ, to say that's not discrimination...
63% : Winsome Earle-Sears said her views were not discriminatory (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Firing someone simply for being gay and opposing marriage equality is "not discrimination", a candidate for the governor's job in Virginia has said.
62% : She said it's OK, not discrimination, if you fire somebody because they're gay.
61% : If I fire somebody because they're gay, that's [the] textbook definition of discrimination.
58% : Now a US senator, Kaine added: "To say that being against people marrying who they love is not discrimination, or it's OK to fire somebody because they're LGBTQ, is not discrimination, that was a shocker.
55% : I thought I would never hear that in my life, and she repeated it.
51% : Spanberger said Earle-Sears "has previously said that she does not think gay couples should be allowed to marry", to which her rival responded: "That's not discrimination." Earle-Sears' comments were criticised by LGBTQ+ groups as well as pundits across the political spectrum.
51% : "She said: 'That's not discrimination'.
48% : In 2004, when Earle-Sears unsuccessfully ran for congress, she completed a now-archived candidate questionnaire in which she indicated she would vote against same-sex couples adopting children, and employee discrimination laws, would not hire "homosexual activists", and backed the definition of marriage as between one man and one woman.
47% : During a debate at Norfolk State University on Thursday (9 October), the only time voters would see the two candidates face-to-face, former US representative Spanberger called out Earle-Sears' history of anti-LGBTQ+ comments.

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