An anti-trans Republican running for Virginia lieutenant governor has been accused of having a Tumblr account filled with content fetishising white supremacy.

WARNING: This article contains deeply offensive, racist, and homophobic slurs, as well as descriptions of graphic sexual content. Reader discretion is advised.

GOP candidate John Reid has denied any association with an online blog which regularly shared sexual content fetishising Nazism and violence against non-white people.

The out gay WRVA radio host, who announced his candidacy for Virginia’s lieutenant governor in January, has vowed to “defend Virginia’s cultural heritage, promote civic education, and stand up for the values that make our Commonwealth strong.”

Deeply racist posts shared by the Tumblr account JRDeux, the same handle Reid uses on TikTok and Instagram, were uncovered by American Journal News in a Wednesday (1 October) report.

In 2015, the account shared an image of a male college-age student in underwear from user “obedientn****rdc,” whose bio reportedly reads: “subservient n****r who knows his place in society.”

Another post depicts shirtless men with swastika tattoos, captioned: “f**king nice WP ink M88.” WP is an acronym for “white power,” while the letters 88 are a coded term for “Heil Hitler.”

JRDeux also shared posts from user slaveandy, who calls themselves a “filthy f****t” and regularly shares graphic fetish content, including one image of a man’s anus spread with a speculum and used as an ashtray.

John Reid denies association with racist Tumblr account

The blog’s existence became known in April after it was shared under a GOPassessment on candidate vulnerabilities and reported by various news outlets. The account’s racist content was only uncovered after the Wednesday report.

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Reid denies the account is connected to him, claiming in a now-deleted X/Twitter post that its existence is a coordinated effort to smear him for being a gay Republican. The account’s posts date back to 2014, before Reid entered politics.

In April, when the blog’s specifically racist posts hadn’t yet been uncovered, governor Glenn Youngkin called Reid demanding he withdraw his candidacy over the controversy.

Speaking on his conservative radio talk show, Reid said he refused to withdraw, adding: “As long as I have been in the public space, I have been a target for malicious and salacious lies.”

Later that day, Reid posted a five-minute video addressing the account, saying: “What’s happened today was my worst fear. A total fabricated internet lie so basic that a middle-schooler could have constructed it.

“It’s predictable. But what I didn’t expect was the governor I have always supported to call and demand my resignation without even showing me the supposed evidence or offering me a chance to respond. I did not accept that, and I deeply resent it.”

The GOP candidate is a vocal opponent of trans rights and has reportedly taken several anti-LGBTQ+ positions. In June, he refused to cast a tie-breaking vote to protect same-sex marriage in Virginia.