The leader of Australia’s anti-gay marriage campaign is running for Senate
Lyle Shelton wants to challenge the 'rainbow agenda'
The leader of Australia’s anti-gay marriage campaign is running for Australian Senate in the hopes of challenging the “rainbow agenda”.
Lyle Shelton, who opposes LGBT rights, became one of the prominent faces of the ‘No’ campaign during Australia’s national postal survey and has previously campaigned against trans rights.
Shelton, who resigned as managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby in February to join the Australian Conservatives, announced this week that he was running for Senate.
In a statement, he claimed that Australia’s political system is “broken” and that the two major parties were being held “captive to political correctness and big government thinking which is holding our nation back.”
He said: “Canberra is working very well for the politicians. It isn’t working very well for the people of Gladstone, Townsville, Toowoomba or Rockhampton.”
According to the Guardian, Sheldon pledges to make a stand against “political correctness, gender ideology and social Marxism.”
Meanwhile, Sheldon has been backed by Cory Bernardi, the leader of the Australian Conservatives party.
He said: “The people of Queensland now have a clear, principled, conservative alternative. Lyle brings a wealth of political and campaign experience having headed up the ‘No’ campaign last year that saw millions of Australians stand up against political correctness.”