Harrisburg, PA – On Friday afternoon, Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett said that gay marriage could be compared to a marriage between siblings. His comment came after a reporter on CBS brought up a statement from August made by one of his attorneys who said that allowing same-sex couples to wed was similar to allowing 12-year-olds to get married.

“It was an inappropriate analogy, you know,” said Corbett. “I think a much better analogy would have been brother and sister, don’t you?”

Human Rights Campaign spokesman Fred Sainz said that Corbett’s statement sounded like an April Fool’s Day joke, and was less than pleased to say the least.

“Gov. Corbett provided today he is horribly out of touch with reality and does not represent the views of fair-minded Pennsylvanians,” said Sainz. “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.”