New Hampshire state Rep. Robert Fisher is reportedly the founder of The Red Pill

A Republican state lawmaker accused of creating a misogynistic online forum is resisting calls for his resignation and says he will 'stand strong for men's rights.'

New Hampshire state Rep. Robert Fisher on Tuesday released a defiant statement responding to reports that he is the founder of The Red Pill, a forum popular with pickup artists and men's rights activists.

The Reddit forum calls itself a 'discussion of sexual strategy in a culture increasingly lacking a positive identity for men.'

The Daily Beast reported Tuesday that Fisher, 31, founded The Red Pill, and traced a variety of online usernames back to Fisher. The report quotes comments many of those usernames made, on The Red Pill and other sites, that degrade women's intelligence and appear to downplay rape.

'Here's my message to the public: I am not disappearing. I will continue to stand strong for men's rights and the rights of all,' Fisher said in a statement released Tuesday night.

The Red Pill is a forum that describes itself as a 'discussion of sexual strategy in a culture increasingly lacking a positive identity for men'

'Here's my message to the public: I am not disappearing. I will continue to stand strong for men's rights and the rights of all,' Fisher said in a statement released Tuesday night

'I'm disappointed that this sort of attack has replaced real news, but it strengthens my position and resolve that fighting for equal rights is more important today than ever,' Fisher said.

He said the rape comment in particular, made on a different forum in 2008, was taken out of context.

In a thread discussing 'absolute truth,' Fisher wrote, 'Rape isn't an absolute bad, because the rapist I think probably likes it a lot. I think he'd say it's quite good, really.'

Fisher, in his statement, goes on to say that he faced 'false rape accusations' in his early 20s that brought him to 'a very low place.'

Fisher no longer runs the forum, according to the Daily Beast report.

The governor of New Hampshire, Republican Chris Sununu, on Wednesday told WMUR that Fisher's resignation 'is certainly in order'.

Republican House Speaker Shawn Jasper said he was 'sickened' by the story and urged Fisher's constituents not to re-elect him in 2018.

House Minority Leader Steve Shurtleff and a number of other Democrats called for Fisher's resignation.

Fisher (left) has spoken out on gender and family courts issues as a legislator. He says that he faced 'false rape accusations' in his 20s that brought him to 'a very low place'

'I am shocked and disturbed by the report linking Representative Robert Fisher to deeply offensive statements and the creation of a misogynistic online forum,' Shurtleff said.

Fisher is a two-term representative from Laconia who does not serve on any policy committees, at his own request, according to the legislature's website.

Fisher lists himself as a 'computer technician' and owns a computer repair business.

He has missed about 50 percent of all votes this legislative session, according to state records.

He is a co-sponsor of 14 pieces of legislation, including bills to expand the use of medical marijuana, to ban the practice of gay conversion therapy on minors and to reduce business taxes.