Terrifying moment a group of Christians throw bottles and rocks at LGBTQ+ activists protesting an ‘anti trans’ speech by Mark Latham outside a church
- Violence erupts outside church where Mark Latham spoke
- About 100 Christian Lives Matter follows clashed with LGBTQ protesters
- A cameraman was pushed to the ground
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As many as 500 Christian protestors violently clashed with a LGBTQ activist group outside a church where Mark Latham was speaking – with two people taken away in handcuffs.
The New South Wales One Nation leader spoke about religious and parental rights at the St Michaels church in Belfield, south-west Sydney on Tuesday, ahead of Saturday’s state election.
A group of about 15 members from the Community Action for Rainbow Rights had arrived at the church to protest against a supposedly ‘anti-trans’ speech Mr Latham was due to give.
But instead they were met by a mob of Christian Lives Matter followers, who they claim threw rocks and bottles at them.
Police said the large crowd were also hurling glass bottles at officers, with one constable taken to the Canterbury Hospital with cuts to his hand.
The terrifying clash was captured on film with one cameraman seen shoved tot he ground by a Christian protestor as he tried to make his way through the crowd.
‘Get the f*** out of here’ a large man screams before lashing out.
He is then pushed again by another man before slamming to the ground as a swarm of men stand over him in a circle.
A cameraman has been violently pushed to the ground in the middle of a live-stream as violence erupted outside a church where Mark Latham gave a political speech
One of Chris’ followers provided an update stating ‘he’s ok and uploading videos from home… Thanks for your concerns’.
An LGBTQI protest group, Community Action for Rainbow Rights, claims their members were also viciously attacked by the religious mob.
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‘Hundreds of violent far right thugs attacked a small peaceful speak out of LGBTI+ activists with glass bottles, rocks and their fists,’ the group wrote on Facebook.
‘Several people were punched in the face multiple times and hit with rocks and bottles as they were surrounded by a mob 30 times their size.
‘This is a disgusting and violent escalation by the anti-LGBTI+ far-right protesters.’
Mr Latham, who spoke alongside independent candidate for Liverpool, Michael Andjelkovic, initially voiced his frustration about police calling for the event to be scrapped.
‘Get the f*** out of here’ a large man screams before lashing out (pictured)
The cameraman was pushed again by another man before slamming to the ground as a swarm of men stand over him in a circle
Shortly after he ugly scenes, Mark Latham denounced the ‘violent’ behaviour
‘To not give my speech, to go straight home would have allowed the transgender protesters to cancel my free speech and democratic rights as an election candidate, things that are sacred to me and have been for 35 years in running for elections, local, Federal and State,’ he posted to Twitter.
Shortly after he ugly scenes he denounced the ‘violent’ behaviour.
‘I sincerely convey my best wishes to those injured and thank the police officers involved for their work. No one should take the law into their own hands. Violence at political events is wrong,’ he said.
‘We should sort out our differences peacefully at the ballot box as we are doing in NSW this Saturday. Any other approach is unacceptable and counter-productive in a democracy.
‘Let’s be clear: I didn’t organise the event nor did my party. I was invited along with three other speakers to talk at a pre-election public meeting at the St Michael’s Belfield Catholic Church. No different to several other meetings on religious and parental rights this year.’
