A new message from your friends at People For the American Way.

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People For supporter,

Last week, People For's Right Wing Watch uncovered and publicized a
video^[ [link removed] ] from this June in which North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark
Robinson insisted that Christians must take control of public schools in
America because children are being abused by being taught "filth":

"There's no reason anybody anywhere in America should be telling any child
about transgenderism, homosexuality, any of that filth. And yes, I called
it filth."

This video was picked up by various news outlets, including the Associated
Press, Yahoo News, and The Raleigh News Observer,^[ [link removed] ] and has led to
growing calls for Robinson's resignation. This type of hate speech has
absolutely no place in our political dialogue, so please add your name to
our petition calling on Mark Robinson to resign his office immediately.

[1]Click here to sign the petition: Lt. Governor Robinson should resign
immediately.  >>

Lt. Governor Robinson is, of course, free to hold whatever beliefs he
wants, but as the senior elected Republican in North Carolina, his
comments are reprehensible and have no place in our political discourse.

LGBTQ+ and transgender Americans have borne the brunt of hate speech,
discrimination and physical violence for many years; yesterday, in fact,
marked the 23rd anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard -- a gay
American who was beaten and left for dead outside Laramie, Wyoming.
Hateful and dehumanizing rhetoric like Robinson's, which has become all
too commonplace from far-right leaders these days, only adds fuel to the
fire that leads to more violence against our fellow Americans.

[2]Add your name: Click here to tell Lt. Governor Robinson to resign.  >>

Thanks in advance for your participation in our campaign, and we'll
continue keeping an eye on the far-right's extremism and calling out their
radical and hateful views.

In community,

Will Easton, People For the American Way

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[1] [ [link removed] ]Right Wing Watch (Twitter, 10/6/2021.)

[2] [ [link removed] ]“NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson criticized over anti-LGBT views” (AP
News, 10/11/2021.)
[ [link removed] ]“North Carolina lieutenant governor faces resignation calls after
terming homosexuality as 'filth'” (Yahoo News, 10/9/2021.)
[ [link removed] ]“NC Lt. Governor responds to criticism of his comments on
homosexuality” (Raleigh News Observer, 10/10/2021.)

 


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