CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A state senator is calling for North Carolina’s Lt. Governor Mark Robinson to resign after a video surfaced on Thursday in which Robinson refers to homosexuality and transgenderism as “filth.”
Senator Jeff Jackson (D-Mecklenburg), who has a long history of disdain for Robinson, called for Robinson’s resignation after a video clip surfaced of him making homophobic remarks while at Asbury Baptist Church in Seagrove, N.C. back in June.
This video clip was shared on Twitter by Right Wing Watch.
“There’s no debate here,” said Senator Jeff Jackson. “This is open discrimination. It is completely unacceptable. “Mark Robinson should resign.”
In the short video clip Robinson talks about how LGBTQ issues should not be discussed in schools, while calling the community “filth.”
“There’s no reason anybody anywhere in America should be should be telling any child about transgenderism, homosexuality, any of that filth,” said Robinson. “And yes, I called it filth. And if you don’t like it that I called it filth, come see me and I’ll explain it to you.
North Carolina’s Lt. Governor, Mark Robinson, just angrily referred to the LGBTQ community as “filth.”
Then he says, “Yes, I called it filth.”
There’s no debate here. This is open discrimination. It is completely unacceptable.
Mark Robinson should resign. pic.twitter.com/rUhzXZm8Jd
— Sen. Jeff Jackson (@JeffJacksonNC) October 7, 2021
Jackson claims Robinson has had a long history of openly discriminatory rhetoric.
In a Twitter thread Jackson explains that the last thing North Carolina needs is open discrimination by someone in a high office, noting Robinson is expected to run for governor in 2024.
“It is our duty to stand with the LGBTQ+ community in the face of this kind of hatred,” said Senator Jeff Jackson. “These comments are abhorrent. To hear this from a member of such a high office signals to countless folks that they’re unwelcome in our state.”
This is a developing story.
WCCB is reaching out to Lt. Governor Mark Robinson for comment.
Check back for updates.