US GOP North Carolina Lt. Governor Tells Dem State Senator to Not 'Equate Black and Gay People'

North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson was seen Monday yelling at a state senator who had brought up the similarities between the rhetoric used against both Black and LGBTQ communities.

© iStock/Getty North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was seen on video yelling at a state senator after she had given a speech on the plights of Black people and the LGBTQ community. Here, a stock photo of the North Carolina state flag is seen.

Robinson, a member of the Republican Party, confronted Democratic state Senator Julie Mayfield after she had given a speech on the matter. Robinson told her that he didn't like that Mayfield "[equated] Black people with gay people," and reportedly wagged his finger in Mayfield's face.

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North Carolina Lt . Gov. Mark Robinson (R) rejected calls for his resignation on Saturday after a number of lawmakers condemned his comments describing homosexuality as “filth.” Robinson remained defiant in a video posted to Facebook, saying he “will not back down.” The lieutenant governor ’s comments come after a video circulated last week in which he made remarks at Asbury Baptist Church in Seagrove, N . C ., in June describing transgenderism and homosexuality as “filth.” “There’s no reason anybody anywhere in America should be telling children about transgenderism

Governor Mark Robinson is facing calls to resign after he was caught on video calling gay and transgender people 'filth'. Footage, first posted online by advocacy group Right Wing Watch on Wednesday, shows Robinson addressing the congregation at the Asbury Baptist Church in Seagrove back in June. State Senator Wiley Nickel tweeted: 'I stand with the LGBTQ Community and hope you will join me in condemning this hate speech from the most senior Republican elected official in our state .'

The final moments of the shouting match were caught on video by Democratic state Senator Natasha Marcus, who described the encounter as a "rant" by Robinson.

"He berated her, and he yelled as loudly as he could," Marcus told reporters. "Senator Mayfield's remarks speak what's in the hearts of most North Carolinians, and the fact that it set the lieutenant governor off that much is shocking to me."

My colleague @MayfieldforNC made statements in support of #LGBTQ Equality during session tonight. The Lt Gov was so mad that he berated Sen Mayfield outside the chamber. I caught the tail end of his rant on video. pic.twitter.com/8EuCPYkhwz

— Senator Natasha Marcus (@NatashaMarcusNC) November 29, 2021

The yelling continued with Robinson demanding of Mayfield: "Next time, before you're getting ready to say something on that floor, come see me."

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Calls are growing for North Carolina Republican Lt . Governor Mark Robinson to resign after video of remarks he made in June, calling LGBTQ people "filth," went viral this week, as NBC News and others are reporting. "Any of that filth!""And yes, I called it 'filth,' he continued in that speech. "And if you don't like it that I called it 'filth,' come see me and I'll explain it to you. It's time for us to stop letting these children be abused in schools, and it's not going to happen til the people of God stand up and demand different, same ones that established those schools to begin with."

Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina , said straight people are "superior" to gay people as he gave a sermon at a church. Robinson was speaking at a church in the city of Winston-Salem November Editorial blasts GOP leaders for failure to call out Cawthorn, Robinson Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr are among the NC Republican leaders who … New Zealand All Blacks .

Marcus can be heard asking Robinson if Mayfield needs his permission before speaking, but the lieutenant governor did not appear to respond.

Mayfield had given the speech in response to a vote in the North Carolina legislature. During her oration, she compared the violence perpetrated against Black people to the discrimination and hate shown towards members of the gay community.

"It is convenient fiction that we can say something in a particular forum and not expect to be held accountable for those words in another," Mayfield stated. "We are elected officials. And if we can't respect our constituents rather than viciously attack some of them, then maybe we're in the wrong job."

Marcus also recorded a portion of Mayfield's speech and posted it on Twitter. Robinson can also be briefly seen in the video, seated at his podium while listening to the oration.

For the record, Sen Mayfield’s floor remarks were full of compassion for all people. She believes, as I do, that elected reps should not speak in hateful terms about our constituents. The struggle for civil rights is ongoing. Here is what she said that enraged the bully Lt Gov: pic.twitter.com/IGeXWBcTbS

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He literally told an employer not to hire a legislator he didn't like ( state legislators need to work A governor can not ignore the will of the people like this. We live in a Democratic Republic, and our elected representatives need to follow the law. How does this guy survive politically? I mean, he just equated a voter approved higher minimum GOP senator calls for senility test for aging leaders.

— Senator Natasha Marcus (@NatashaMarcusNC) November 30, 2021

Mayfield's words seemed to refer to statements that Robinson has made in the past about the LGBTQ community.

North Carolina's lieutenant governor has reportedly made a number of anti-LGBTQ outbursts, including calling straight couples "superior" to gay couples and questioning why someone would choose to be gay.

Additionally, Robinson told a crowd in October that there was "no reason anybody anywhere in America should be telling any child about transgenderism, homosexuality, any of that filth," the News & Observer reported.

Many Democrats on the left chastised Robinson after these words. The White House also released a statement condemning his remarks.

"These words are repugnant and offensive," Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates stated. "The role of a leader is to bring people together and stand up for the dignity and rights of everyone; not to spread hate and undermine their own office."

Additional statements against Robinson were made by a variety of LGBTQ support groups in North Carolina and across the nation.

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In regards to Monday's incident, Robinson told the News & Observer that it "made him angry."

"If you weren't there to hear what I said to her, you'll just have to take her word for it because anything I tell you you're probably going to twist for your own purposes," Robinson told the outlet.

Newsweek has reached out to Robinson's office for comment.

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