Mark Robinson, the rabidly anti-LGBTQ+ former lieutenant governor of North Carolina, blasted Republicans for abandoning him during his gubernatorial campaign after a major scandal broke. Robinson slammed his fellow Republicans for cowardice when they began to avoid him after a 2024 bombshell CNN reportlinking him to racist, pro-Nazi, and homophobic commentshe made on the explicit adult website NudeAfrica between 2008 and 2012. Related Marjorie Taylor Greene & other hardcore MAGA supporters turn on Trump over Iran military strikes Greene called Trumps attack on Iran part of a senseless foreign war that shes sick of. He said it was despicable that they abandoned him as soon as trouble hit, failing to acknowledge that the trouble involved allegations that he had declared himself a Black Nazi, expressed support for slavery and Adolf Hitler, used racist language to mock civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., admitted to spying on women in showers, declared his love of transgender porn (despite making heinous comments about trans people throughout his campaign), and shared details of possibly-fantasy threesomes with his sister-in-law. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Immediately following the reports publication, previously supportive Republicans began distancing themselves from Robinsons campaign, including then-presidential candidate Donald Trump who once called him Martin Luther King on steroids. Most of the top staff in Robinsons campaign and the lieutenant governors officeresigned shortly after the reports publication.Robinsonimmediately denied the report, saying, Look, Im not going to get into the minutia about how somebody manufactured these salacious tabloid lies, but I can tell you this: Theres been over one million dollars spent on me through AI by a billionaires son whos bound and determined to destroy me.Previous to CNNs report Robinson had gained infamy by stating that he considers LGBTQ+ people to be filthy demons who mentally rape children. Among hismany anti-LGBTQ+ statements, he called homosexuality an abominable sin,compared LGBTQ+ people to cow dung, and Satanic demons, and said trans peopleshould defecate on public street corners outsiderather than using bathrooms matching their gender identityHe has also made numerous racist and antisemitic comments. He also wrote on social media, later adding, Note to liberals; Ill accept Gay Pride when you accept White Pride. He has also made comments denying the Holocaust and said thatabortions are only for women who cannot keep their skirts on.Robinson lost his race for governor in the November 2024 election.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.