Bob Katter has seemingly come to the rescue of a pro-gay-marriage candidate who was asked to resign from the party named after the maverick Queensland MP because of his views on same-sex marriage.

Candidate, composer and theatre director Steven Bailey told Fairfax Media that Mr Katter had phoned him to say he was unaware that he'd been asked to resign from the party.

Asked to resign: Steven Bailey. Credit:Jay Cronan

Mr Bailey said Mr Katter had given him his support despite the party’s national director, Aidan McLindon, having earlier called to ask him to withdraw his candidacy for one of the two Senate seats in the ACT.

Following Mr McLindon's call, Mr Bailey said: ''I won’t be stepping down. It’s a decision the party has to make.''