Ipswich City Council on Monday pulled $5000 funding from the group organising the annual World Harmony Day festivities in the city after the body's president – a former One Nation candidate – made derogatory comments about homosexuals.

Shan Ju Lin, the founder and organiser of World Harmony Day in Ipswich, was dumped on Sunday by One Nation as its Bundamba candidate after Ms Ju Lin wrote "gays should be treated as patients" in a since-deleted Facebook post.

Former One Nation candidate Shan Ju Lin is the president of the group behind Ipswich's World Harmony Day. Credit:Facebook

Ms Ju Lin, born in Taiwan, is the founder and president of World Harmony Society Incorporated and organises World Harmony Day events in Ipswich and Brisbane.

Ipswich City Council provides most of the funds for the event, which has been held at Springfield.