Posted on 10/13/2021 2:36:54 PM PDT by Libloather
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson on Tuesday again declined to apologize for remarks he made in June criticizing sexual education in public schools and likening gay and transgender people to “filth.”
Robinson held a news conference to respond to criticism earlier in the day from Democrats, including three LGBTQ lawmakers. He pushed back on calls from some Democrats and LGBTQ groups for him to resign and said he could separate his personal views about sexuality and spirituality from his daily role as the state's highest GOP executive officeholder.
“My spiritual beliefs about transgenderism and homosexuality is completely separate from this office, and I can keep it separate from this office," Robinson said.
Robinson reiterated his assertion that his remarks in June were intended as a critique of reading materials available within the state’s public school system rather than an attack on the LGBTQ community.
**SNIP**
A statement from the North Carolina GOP on Twitter said Tuesday evening that “Republicans across North Carolina stand with Lt. Gov. Robinson.”
Republican Senate leader Phil Berger did not respond to multiple phone, email and text messages seeking comment.
Asked about the litany of past Facebook posts he has written about the LGBTQ community before he was elected last year, including a view he expressed in 2017 that “You CAN NOT love God and support the homosexual agenda,” Robinson discussed the need to remove highly sexual material from school libraries.
“Let’s just drop the whole Facebook thing and let’s talk about the subject matter at hand,” Robinson said.
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But don't all Jims look alike?
Go on youtube and find his address to the Greensboro City Council when he was just an ordinary citizen fed up with dumbass city council persons wanting to ban a local gun show. It was something to watch!
More misleadia fibs. Robinson was talking about the lifestyles and habits, not the people.
And I'm glad he's not apologizing.
It appears to be to be an embittered, nasty woman, much like many of the ones who appear to populate my current Maryland town. I hope Florida, where I’m going, is a little better.
That’s right. Do not apologize. It will be seen as weakness.
Don’t apologize to Leftists. They never accept it anyway.
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