Flamboyant preacher and motivational speaker Robert Burale has once again ignited a firestorm online — this time over explosive comments dismissing homosexuality as a natural identity.
Appearing on a popular podcast aired Friday, July 18, 2025, the dapper pastor didn’t mince his words, boldly claiming: “Nobody is born gay.”
The remark, delivered with Burale’s trademark theatrical flair, has sparked widespread backlash and applause in equal measure across social media.
“You are born male, you die male. You’re born female, you die female,” he declared, shaking his head in disbelief at what he called a “drift from divine order.”
Burale, known for his flashy suits and fiery sermons, didn’t stop there.
Taking aim at LGBTQ+ representation in media and influencer culture, he suggested that progressive values are being packaged and sold to impressionable youth — and parents are turning a blind eye.
“Some of those bashing me are parents — mothers, even! But I’ll say it: this is not what God intended,” he insisted, wagging his finger at an imagined crowd.
He went on to mock men who adopt what he sees as feminine mannerisms, theatrically mimicking a man calling another to whisper sweet nothings in the night — a move that had some podcast viewers chuckling, and others fuming.
“Picture this: a man phoning another man just to say goodnight — then breathing heavy on the line? Madness!” he exclaimed, drawing laughter from the studio.
Despite knowing his stance would draw heat, Burale was unapologetic.
“Let them say I’m judging. Wait until your son starts saying ‘awwn’ and walking like that. You’ll bring him to me for counselling,” he warned ominously.
The father-of-one also revisited comments he made in 2023, where he famously said he would embark on a 40-day fast if his daughter came out as gay — a remark that resurfaced this week as critics accused him of promoting intolerance under the guise of faith.
In a sobering moment, Burale said he’s already had “those talks” with his daughter, insisting that if parents don’t step up, “the internet will do the parenting for them.”
He further accused some influencers of being handsomely paid — up to $10,000 — to promote pro-LGBTQ+ messages, telling fans to “stop blindly following online celebrities.”
Online reactions were swift. While conservative supporters hailed him as “a voice of truth,” LGBTQ+ advocates and allies blasted the preacher for what they described as dangerous rhetoric that fuels stigma and discrimination.
Despite the storm, Burale seems unfazed.
“I won’t be silenced,” he wrote in an Instagram story later that night, adding a cryptic verse about standing firm in faith.
