The homophobic comments made by the leader of the One Nation party in New South Wales, Mark Latham, have caused a major backlash, with citizens and political figures calling for a public apology. One Nation's federal leader Pauline Hanson has also taken a stand on the issue.
Independent MP for Sydney Alex Greenwich has called One Nation's New South Wales leader Mark Latham a "disgusting man" after targeting LGBTQ+ protesters outside an event Mr Latham was attending.
Members of the Christian Lives Matter group and LGBTQ+ supporters clashed outside the event, resulting in the arrest of three men who allegedly hurled stones, bottles and proceeded to hurl verbal abuse at LGBTQ+ supporters.
At around 10am on Thursday morning Mr Latham responded to the tweet calling him disgusting with a homophobic comment.
Although the tweet was deleted within hours, several Twitter users proceeded to repost it, reacting strongly to Mr. Latham's remarks.
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