Following news that Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson will announce his bid for governor next month, a new report from WSOC uncovered his hateful, anti-LGBTQ comments made at an appearance in Mooresville last Sunday. During the sermon, he “criticized the Pride flag and pastors who accept LGBTQ members,” saying it makes him “sick every time he sees it” because it’s a “direct spit in the face of God almighty.”

WATCH: 

“The people of North Carolina deserve a governor who will create a welcoming and inclusive state that attracts good-paying jobs and strengthens communities,” said NCDP spokesperson Kate Frauenfelder. “The Lieutenant Governor’s comments are exactly the type of hate that would send new business running for the hills and hurt future opportunities for North Carolina families.”

Mark Robinson has built a legacy of bigotry and hate, previously calling the LGBTQ community “filth” and the “transgender movement” “full of the spirit of the antichrist.”