{"id":2175709,"date":"2024-02-13T21:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T02:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lt-gov-robinson-transgenders-should-be-arrested-if-they-use-preferred-restroom-citing-womens-safety\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T21:35:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T02:35:10","slug":"lt-gov-robinson-transgenders-should-be-arrested-if-they-use-preferred-restroom-citing-womens-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lt-gov-robinson-transgenders-should-be-arrested-if-they-use-preferred-restroom-citing-womens-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Lt. Gov. Robinson advocates for transgender restroom arrests, citing women&#8217;s safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flt-gov-robinson-transgenders-should-be-arrested-if-they-use-preferred-restroom-citing-womens-safety%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2175709&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson arrives\u200b for a \u2064rally where he announced his candidacy for governor, \u2064Saturday, April 22, 2023,\u200d at Ace Speedway in \u2062Elon, N.C. (Robert Willett\/The News &#038; Observer via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>6:30 PM \u200c\u2013 Tuesday, February \u206413, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark\u2064 Robinson, the leading Republican candidate for \u2062governor, \u2064made a controversial \u200bstatement at a recent \u2064campaign rally. He argued that\u200c transgender individuals \u200dshould \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1-dead-1-injured-from-crane-collapse-at-florida-construction-site\/\" title=\"1 killed, 1 hurt in Florida construction crane collapse.\">face legal \u2063consequences<\/a>\u200b if they \u2062use restrooms \u200dthat \u200cdo not align with their assigned\u2064 sex \u200bat birth.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Post<\/em> was the \u200dfirst to \u200dreport on Robinson\u2019s assertion regarding transgender people,\u200b specifically \u200cbiological men\u2064 who identify as transgender women, in a\u200c rally video. <\/p>\n<p>Robinson (R-N.C.) can be seen speaking on\u2062 camera\u2064 earlier this month at a Greenville gubernatorial campaign rally in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Robinson declared that\u2062 transgender women should be \u200barrested if they attempt to use restrooms meant for biological women.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re\u2063 going to \u200ddefend women in this state,\u201d Robinson said.\u200c \u201cThat means if you\u2019re a man on \u2063Friday night, and all the sudden \u200con Saturday, you feel like a woman, and\u200c you want to go\u2062 into the women\u2019s bathroom in the mall, you will be arrested \u2014 or whatever we got to do to \u2062you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>In another clip,\u200c the Republican politician said,\u2064 \u201cIf\u200b you are a man, you better go to the men\u2019s bathroom. If you\u2064 are \u200dconfused,\u200d find a\u200c corner outside.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In North Carolina, LGBTQ transgender rights topics, especially in \u2062regards to bathroom access, have long been an ongoing\u2064 controversial issue. <\/p>\n<p>In 2017, the Tar Heel State became the first \u200bto outlaw transgender \u2064people from using \u200dtheir preferred public restroom of \u200bchoice, which prompted a major \u2063backlash from LGBTQ advocates and activists. However, following a compromise by state \u200dlawmakers, that law was \u200drepealed, and in \u20632019, a federal judge \u200cthrew \u2063out an updated version of\u2063 it. <\/p>\n<p>According to early polls for \u2062the North Carolina\u2019s Republican\u2064 gubernatorial \u200bprimary,\u2062 Robinson was leading over other candidates. Additionally, In June, former President Donald Trump\u200d endorsed him, and he now has\u200d a sizable fundraising\u2064 advantage over other rivals.<\/p>\n<p>Over time,\u200d Democrats have \u200cconsistently criticized Robinson by labeling him as a \u201cradical.\u201d They \u200dhave drawn attention to his past controversial remarks on\u200b a range of subjects,\u200c such as when he allegedly downplayed the Holocaust, or when he has \u200breferred to LGBTQ people as \u201cfilth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Robinson maintains that his \u2064words were taken out\u200c of context in \u200corder to fit an agenda. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/complianz\/placeholders\/youtubeF9GQR7Vd-Cs-maxresdefault.webp\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-service=\"youtube\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element cmplz-iframe cmplz-iframe-styles cmplz-video\" data-cmplz-target=\"src\" data-src-cmplz=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F9GQR7Vd-Cs?feature=oembed\" title=\"Mark Robinson - We Will Arrest People For Using The Bathroom They Choose\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oann.com\/about:blank\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay \u200binformed! 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Mark Robinson, who is currently the leading Republican candidate\u2064 for governor, recently made a controversial \u2064statement at a campaign \u2064rally. He argued that \u2063transgender individuals should face legal\u200d consequences if they use restrooms that \u2063do\u200b not align\u200b with their assigned \u200dsex \u2062at birth.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post was\u2064 the \u200bfirst to \u200dreport on Robinson&#8217;s assertion regarding transgender people, specifically\u2064 biological men \u200bwho identify as transgender women, in a\u2063 rally video. The video shows Robinson speaking at a gubernatorial\u2064 campaign\u2063 rally \u200din\u2062 North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Robinson\u200b declared that\u200d transgender\u200c women should be arrested if they attempt to use restrooms meant for\u200d biological women. He stated, &#8220;We\u2019re going\u2064 to defend women in this state. That means if you\u2019re a man \u2063on Friday night, and all of a sudden on Saturday, you feel like\u200d a woman, and you want\u200c to\u2063 go into the women\u2019s bathroom in the mall,\u200d you will be arrested &#8211; or whatever we got to do to you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He\u200d also\u200b added,\u200c &#8220;If you are a man, \u2063you better go to \u2062the men\u2019s bathroom. If\u2063 you are confused, find a corner outside.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Transgender \u200brights issues, particularly in relation to bathroom access, have long been a contentious topic in North Carolina. In 2017, \u200dthe state became the \u200cfirst to outlaw transgender individuals from using their preferred\u2062 public restroom of choice, sparking considerable backlash from LGBTQ advocates and activists. Following a compromise by state lawmakers, \u2064the law \u200dwas repealed, and in 2019, a federal judge threw out an updated version of it.<\/p>\n<p>Early polls\u2063 for the\u200b North Carolina \u200cRepublican gubernatorial primary show Robinson leading over other candidates. He has also received endorsement from former President Donald Trump and has a substantial fundraising advantage over his rivals.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u200dRobinson has faced criticism from Democrats,\u200b who label him as a &#8220;radical.&#8221; They have pointed to his past controversial\u2062 remarks, such as allegedly downplaying the Holocaust \u200band \u200breferring to LGBTQ people \u200das &#8220;filth.&#8221; Robinson maintains that\u2062 his \u200bwords were\u2062 taken out of context in order to\u200d fit an agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The issue \u2064of transgender rights and bathroom access remains \u200ca highly divisive\u200b topic\u2062 in North Carolina \u2062and across \u2063the\u200c United\u2062 States. The debate calls into question the balance between individual identity, privacy, and the need for inclusive \u200band safe spaces \u200bfor all individuals.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion,\u200d Mark Robinson&#8217;s comments at a \u2063recent campaign rally have \u200csparked controversy and drawn\u2062 attention to the ongoing \u200cdebate over transgender rights and bathroom access. As the leading Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, Robinson&#8217;s stance on\u200b the\u200c issue\u2064 will\u200b likely continue to be a topic of\u200d discussion throughout \u2063the election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina governor, announced his candidacy at a rally in Elon, N.C. on April 22, 2023. OAN&#8217;s Elizabeth Volberding reported on February 13, 2024, that Lt. Gov. 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