A Danish politician has compared gay marriage to 'killer snails' during a hearing on same-sex unions on Monday (14 May).
'Apart from the killer snail and a few other species, the world consists of males and females, and that is why the world still exists,' said Birthe Rønn Hornbech.
Danish minister of culture, Uffe Elbæk, posted the quote on his Facebook page and, in disbelief, urged people to read the bizarre remark 'one more time'.
Elbæk's Facebook followers were equally dumbfounded by Hornbech's views.