An Australia SENATE nominee for Bob Katter's Australia Party has refused to back down from a controversial tweet in which he declared he would not let a gay person teach his children.

The  Senate nominee and the father of five Bernard Gaynor say’s that it  was homophobic which following his tweet that read: "I wouldn't let a gay person teach my children and I am not afraid to say it."
This  comes after Bob Katter has regretting the homophobic advertisements which ran through last year during the  state election.
Mr Gaynor said: "If we value free speech and democracy then we would respect the right of Christians to hold their views about right and wrong. And as a Christian, the homosexual lifestyle is immorality."
"I think by saying this Bob won’t have anything to do with me. As a parent, we should know or  have the freedom of choice over who is to teaches our children."
Mr Gaynor has five children aged one to 10.
"It is my duty as a father to ensure my children have good teachers.
"Bob's talked about the advertisements that ran through  last year is a completely distinct  issue."
After the State Election, Katter admitted an audience with former prime minister Kevin Rudd that we would regret homophobic advertisements aired by his party "for the rest of my days".
Mr Katter's Australia Party's ads, of a pixilated black and white image of an older gay man with a young lover, went to air during the Queensland election campaign.
Mr Katter said they were a "simple example of insensitivity" and "a political mistake of major ratios"

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