by HRC Staff •
WASHINGTON – In a television interview this morning, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett shockingly compared marriage equality to incest. The Human Rights Campaign quickly checked the calendar to make sure that April Fool’s Day hadn’t been rescheduled. With a growing majority of the American public supportive of marriage equality, Corbett’s extremist views are inaccurate, dangerous, and gravely insulting to committed and loving gay and lesbian couples.
“Gov. Corbett proved today he is horribly out of touch with reality and does not represent the views of fair-minded Pennsylvanians,” said Fred Sainz, HRC Vice President for Communications. “Americans of all political stripes are embracing marriage equality and the nation is moving forward on the issue while Gov. Corbett wants to turn back the clock.”
And it gets worse. Gov. Corbett’s lawyers had earlier compared marriages of same-sex couples to children marrying. Corbett walked back those comments, saying, "I think a much better analogy would have been brother and sister, don't you?"
“Opponents of equality are becoming increasingly desperate these days. Gov. Corbett’s remarks embody that desperation, especially as equality efforts pick up speed in Pennsylvania," Sainz said.
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