One of the chief things for which televangelist Pat Robertson will be remembered is his long record of anti-LGBTQ+ statements.
Robertson, who died Thursday at age 93, was the founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network and host of its long-running program “The 700 Club,” which he used to spew homophobia and transphobia.
Pat Robertson also founded the Christian Coalition, representing religious conservative viewpoints in politics, and sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1988.
He played a large role in turning the Republican Party rightward. One of his most infamous comments was that LGBTQ+ people and supporters of abortion rights were to blame for the terrorist attacks of Sept.