臺灣推動同性伴侶婚姻合法化

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.

臺灣司法主管機構上週三裁定，必須對現行法規有關“婚姻關係的兩人需爲一男一女”的要求加以修正，或在兩年內通過新法保護同性伴侶的權利。

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.

根據這一裁決，臺灣現行婚姻管理規定未涵蓋同性婚姻，侵犯了人民婚姻自由及人民平等權。

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

有關機關應在兩年內完成相關規定的修正或制定，推動同性婚姻合法化。

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.

若兩年內未完成相關規定修正或制定，同性伴侶可在臺灣戶政機關辦理婚姻登記。

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

在上週三下午獲悉裁決後，數百名同性戀權利支持者大聲歡呼。

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.

根據民間非營利機構“臺灣民意基金會”去年11月針對近1100人所做的調查顯示，46.3%的受訪民衆表示支持同性婚姻合法化，45.4%則表示反對。