台湾推动同性伴侣婚姻合法化

Taiwan's judicial body last Wednesday ruled that the current laws that request "marriage between a man and a woman" must be amended, or a new law passed within two years to protect the rights of same-sex couples.

台湾司法主管机构上周三裁定，必须对现行法规有关“婚姻关系的两人需为一男一女”的要求加以修正，或在两年内通过新法保护同性伴侣的权利。

According to the ruling, Taiwan's current marriage law's failure to include same-sex marriage violated people's freedom of marriage and their right to equality.

根据这一裁决，台湾现行婚姻管理规定未涵盖同性婚姻，侵犯了人民婚姻自由及人民平等权。

The authorities concerned "shall amend or enact relevant laws within two years" to legalize same-sex marriage.

有关机关应在两年内完成相关规定的修正或制定，推动同性婚姻合法化。

If relevant laws are not amended or enacted within two years, same-sex couples can register their marriage at authorities in charge of household registration in Taiwan.

若两年内未完成相关规定修正或制定，同性伴侣可在台湾户政机关办理婚姻登记。

Hundreds of gay rights supporters burst into cheers when they heard the ruling last Wednesday afternoon.

在上周三下午获悉裁决后，数百名同性恋权利支持者大声欢呼。

In a survey of nearly 1,100 respondents last November by the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation, a non-governmental and nonprofit institute, 46.3% said they supported same-sex marriage legalization, while 45.4% expressed opposition.

根据民间非营利机构“台湾民意基金会”去年11月针对近1100人所做的调查显示，46.3%的受访民众表示支持同性婚姻合法化，45.4%则表示反对。