A woman who shot to fame as a concerned mother in an advertisement against same-sex marriage has issued a public apology to an LGBT youth leader who sued her for defamation over a Facebook post.



Marijke Rancie runs the "Political Posting Mumma" Facebook page, where she regularly posts content arguing against same-sex marriage, transgender rights and LGBTI education in schools. It has more than 19,000 followers.

She was sued last year by Adele Moleta, also known as "Delsi Cat", who runs the queer party organisation "Unicorns" and has previously worked as a school teacher and at LGBTI youth charity Minus18.

Moleta brought the lawsuit after Rancie shared pictures of her on Facebook in Dec. 2017, saying in the caption that it was a "sneak peek" into a "rabbit hole that is pretty sick and twisted to your average Australian family", among other things.



Rancie, a prominent campaigner for the losing "No" side in Australia's national same-sex marriage vote, posted a public apology to Moleta on her Facebook page on Tuesday morning.

