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Taiwan Leader Stakes Career on Landmark Gay Marriage Vote

台灣領導人賭上政治生命推動同志婚姻
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More than 70% of public voted against gay marriage in November
去年11月，超過70％的公眾投票反對同性戀婚姻

Taiwan’s ruling party is set to force through a landmark marriage-equality la
w in the face of staunch local opposition Friday, making the island the first
place in Asia to legalize same-sex unions.

台灣執政黨將在周五堅定的地方反對派面前推行具有里程碑意義的婚姻平等法，使該島成
為亞洲第一個使同性結合法合法化的地方。


President Tsai Ing-wen’s Democratic Progressive Party has ordered its lawmake
rs to vote in favor of the bill drafted by Taiwan’s cabinet, rather than two
rival proposals that would limit rights and protections for same-sex couples.
The law would be the first such formal legislation in Asia.

蔡英文總統的民進黨已下令其立法者投票支持台灣內閣起草的法案，而不是兩項限制同性
伴侶權利和保護的競爭對手。 該法律將是亞洲第一個這樣的正式立法。

“Good morning #Taiwan. Today, we have a chance to make history & show the wor
ld that progressive values can take root in an East Asian society. Today, we c
an show the world that #LoveWins,” Tsai tweeted on Friday morning.

 “早安#Taiwan。 今天，我們有機會創造歷史，向世界展示進步的價值觀可以在東亞社
會紮根。 今天，我們可以向世界展示#LoveWins，“Tsai在周五早上發推文。

More than 35,000 LGBT rights advocates gathered outside the legislature buildi
ng in Taipei calling for the law’s passage, said Jennifer Lu, chief coordinat
or for Marriage Equality Coalition Taiwan, a gay rights alliance.



Eight months ahead of Taiwan’s presidential election, deliberations over gay
marriage have laid bare its societal divisions, as typically young urban progr
essives come out in favor of the measure while religious groups and older vote
rs oppose it.
在台灣總統大選前八個月，對同性戀婚姻的審議已經暴露了其社會分歧，因為典型的年輕
城市進步人士支持這一措施，而宗教團體和年長選民則反對。
The outcome could have long-lasting consequences for Tsai, who faces an uphill
 battle for re-election -- even from within her own party.
 結果可能會給蔡帶來長期影響，因為蔡面臨著連任的激烈爭奪 - 即使是在她自己的政黨
內部。


Widespread Opposition
廣泛的反對派

“I’ve never seen a bill so controversial here,” DPP caucus leader Ker Chien
-ming said in an interview on Thursday. “You can use scientific evidence to d
ebate other types of legislation but this bill touches upon people’s religion
, values and beliefs.”



Widespread public opposition to gay marriage, including by DPP supporters, pre
sents Tsai with a dilemma. More than 72% of people voted in favor of keeping r
estrictions on marriage rights to heterosexual couples in a November referendu
m.

包括民進黨支持者在內的公眾對同性戀婚姻的廣泛反對使蔡某陷入兩難境地。 在11月的
公投中，超過72％的人投票贊成限制對異性戀夫妻的婚姻權利。

She signaled her support for the LGBT community before becoming president in 2
016. But since then, she has remained largely silent on the issue, preferring
to allow the courts and the legislature to take the lead on enacting marriage
equality.

她在2016年擔任總統之前表示支持LGBT社區。但從那以後，她在這個問題上基本保持沉默
，寧願讓法院和立法機關帶頭制定婚姻平等。

Elsewhere in the wider Asia-Pacific region, Australia legalized same-sex marri
age in December 2017, and has since held thousands of gay weddings. It’s been
 legal in neighboring New Zealand since 2013.

在更廣泛的亞太地區，澳大利亞於2017年12月將同性婚姻合法化，此後舉辦了數千場同性
戀婚禮。 自2013年起，它在鄰近的紐西蘭合法。

Constitutional Union

The constitutional court ruled in May 2017 that language in Taiwan’s Civil Co
de restricting marriage to a man and a woman was unconstitutional, and set a t
wo-year deadline for the legislature to pass regulations governing same sex ma
rriages.

憲法法院於2017年5月裁定，台灣“民法典”中限制與男女結婚的語言違憲，並規定立法
機關通過相關性婚姻規定的兩年期限。

Conservative lawmakers have submitted two competing bills, which refer to part
nerships as “same-sex family relationships” or “same-sex unions” rather th
an “marriages.” On Thursday, DPP legislators tweaked the government’s bill
to remove the word “marriage” in favor of allowing gay couples the right to
“register to marry.”



Whether or not the legislature passes regulations codifying gay partnerships o
n Friday, same-sex couples will have the right to marry later this month as th
e court’s 2017 ruling will render legal obstacles to the unions unconstitutio
nal.

 無論立法機構是否通過了周五編纂同性戀伴侶關係的規定，同性伴侶將有權在本月晚些
時候結婚，因為法院2017年的裁決將使工會的法律障礙違憲。

More than 200 same-sex couples have registered to marry on May 24, the Taipei-
based Apple Daily reported.

據台北“蘋果日報”報導，已有超過200對同性伴侶於5月24日登記結婚。

The importance of the impending deadline is not lost on the ruling party. “Ta
iwan can’t afford the possible chaos if we don’t have legislation in place t
o govern the civic relations between same-sex couples,” Ker said.

執政黨不會失去迫在眉睫的截止日期的重要性。  “如果我們沒有立法來管理同性伴侶
之間的公民關係，台灣就無法承受可能出現的混亂局面

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