That legendary liberal sense of humor strikes again.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) is facing heat from a gay rights group for reportedly making homophobic comments during a recent speech before hundreds of realtors.

In the speech, delivered Jan. 23 during the Alabama Association of Realtors’ board of directors meeting, Rogers allegedly made derogatory comments about gay people and criticized the atmosphere in Washington, D.C.

“You allegedly joked about how nice it was to be called ‘Honey’ and ‘Sweetie’ by a woman at an Alabama restaurant rather than a D.C. men’s room,” Ben Cooper, chair of Equality Alabama, wrote in a Jan. 28 letter to Rogers. “And you went on to mock our nation’s capitol as a ‘cross between Detroit and San Francisco’ — an obvious reference to Detroit’s racial makeup and San Francisco’s vibrant gay culture.”

“Comments like these are racist, homophobic, and hurtful, and they will not be tolerated,” added Cooper.