HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom Corbett compared the marriage of same-sex couples to the marriage of a brother and sister during an appearance on a Friday morning TV news show, a remark that was condemned by advocates involved in the state’s battle over whether to allow same-sex couples to wed.
Corbett was on WHP-TV in Harrisburg when an anchor asked about a statement his attorneys made in a recent court filing, comparing the marriage of same-sex couples to the marriage of children.
“It was an inappropriate analogy, you know,” Corbett said. “I think a much better analogy would have been brother and sister, don’t you?”
Mark Aronchick, a lawyer for the plaintiffs in the pending federal case, called the remarks “insensitive, insulting and plainly wrong.”
Corbett later issued a statement saying his “words were not intended to offend anyone” and apologizing if they did.
