Republican North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson left many people outraged following bigoted comments he made about LGBTQ+ people.
Robinson, who is also the pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, told his congregation from the pulpit gay people serve no purpose and straight people are "superior" to them.
Robinson made the comments during a sermon on November 14, seen below.
WARNING: NSFW language
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson went on another anti-LGBTQ rant while preaching in a church earlier this month: "If homosexuality is of God, what purpose does it serve? What does it make? What does it create? It creates nothing." https://t.co/tEnq8Vj6Bm pic.twitter.com/P6FJY2tgro
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) November 22, 2021
In his sermon, Robinson asked his congregants what the purpose of gay people is.
"If homosexuality is of God, what purpose does it serve? What does it make? What does it create? It creates nothing."
He then proceeded to compare gay people to "what the cows leave behind" and the maggots and flies it attracts, which he said at least serve a purpose in God's creation.
It got worse from there.
Robinson next recounted a conversation he had with a gay man who asked Robinson if he thought he and his wife were "superior" to the gay man and his husband.
Robinson responded:
"Yes!"
"These people are superior because they can do something these people can't do. Because that's the way God created it to be. And I'm tired of this society trying to tell me it's not so."
And of course, Robinson had some choice words for trans people as well.
"Ain't but two genders—male and female. Two. There are two genders, male and female."
"I don't care how much you cut yourself up, drug yourself up and dress yourself up, you still either one of two things—you either a man or a woman."
"You might be a cut up, dressed up, drugged up ugly man or woman, but you still a man or a woman, and I don't care who doesn't like it."
Robinson received a round of applause for that factually and scientifically incorrect screed—not that Robinson cares because he next went on to assail the scientific community for supposedly lying about the reality of climate change.
'Those same people will tell you that there are 32 genders. Where? On the Muppet Show."
On social media, Robinson's comments left many people outraged and disgusted, including calls for resignation from some of his Democratic colleagues.
Sean Hannity called Mark Robinson a "rising star in the Republican Party" on Fox News in June (https://t.co/WDzlSRk22q). https://t.co/9UmUYndT5g
— Eric Hananoki (@ehananoki) November 22, 2021
Enough is enough. Our LGBTQ+ friends, family, and neighbors deserve better from their representatives. Mark Robinson's hateful speech does not represent our North Carolina values, and it's time for him to resign. https://t.co/PoE0SKTObp
— Nida Allam (@NidaAllam) November 21, 2021
On Lt. Governor Mark Robinson's recent comments, and all of his comments about LGBTQ people, he is wrong and hateful. As usual.
“Republican leaders should condemn these comments for the good of North Carolina[.]" - @NC_Governor
It was never about books. #ncpol #Durham #ncga
— Rep. Vernetta Alston (@vernettaalston) November 20, 2021
I wish more reporters would write about how @markrobinsonNC was also insulting ✨the straights✨ who are unmarried or childless in addition to us #LGBTQ folks since apparently being a bigot isn't enough to disqualify him from seeking the state's highest political office. #NCpol pic.twitter.com/xv3b6is1X6
— Jenna Wadsworth (@jennawadsworth) November 20, 2021
Matthew 15:11 - "Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man." https://t.co/1eeKPn667W
— 🚩Shepherd🏴 (@NeolithicSheep) November 23, 2021
Tell me you have a breeding kink without telling me you have a breeding kink. https://t.co/e9p7wDFeIP
— Kelly (@GrowingKelly) November 22, 2021
Mark Robinson is a weak and small man who's full of bluster and bravado. All of us know men like that, as well as what they're really about inside.
All Robinson has is hatred and stirring up the pot. He has nothing constructive to offer, because he's just not very smart. #ncpol
— Carolina Forward (@ForwardCarolina) November 20, 2021
Dear @markrobinsonNC, Could you say this to a child, particularly an LGBTQ child? Each and every child has a purpose. pic.twitter.com/rIq4FewvSg
— Matt Bristow-Smith (@MBristow_Smith) November 19, 2021
FYI, every time @markrobinsonNC has a new temper tantrum about how much he loathes gays, lesbians, teachers or whoever, he harms job growth and new business investment in North Carolina.
Literally his only job is to encourage investment in NC. And he's doing the opposite. #ncpol https://t.co/hhckzHFnK9
— Carolina Forward (@ForwardCarolina) November 20, 2021
Mark Robinson is entitled to his views. But he is clearly unfit for public office. He must resign. https://t.co/e0k0fHhm2C
— Elizabeth Coulter (@3kidpainter1) November 21, 2021
Robinson previously sparked outrage last month when comments surfaced in which he called homosexuality "filth," leading North Carolina Democrats to call for his resignation then, too.
Robinson is believed to be planning a run for governor of North Carolina in 2024.
