美法官叫停密西西比LGBT法律大綱

A U.S. federal judge has blocked a Mississippi law that would have allowed residents to refuse services to same-sex couples based on religious beliefs.

美國一位聯邦法官叫停了密西西比州一項即將生效的法律，該法律允許該州居民以宗教信仰爲由拒絕爲同性伴侶提供服務。

U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves blocked the law late Thursday, just hours before it was meant to take effect Friday, saying it violates the constitution's equal protection guarantee.

美國地區法院法官裏夫斯星期四晚上在距離該法律星期五生效前的幾小時宣佈，該法律違反了憲法平等保護的承諾，阻止了該法律的生效。

State attorneys are expected to appeal the ruling.

預計密西西比州檢察官將對這一裁決提出上訴。

The controversial law, which has left the southern state subject to boycotts and criticism, would protect three beliefs: that marriage is only between a man and a women; that sex should only take place in such a marriage; and that a person's gender is determined at birth and cannot be changed.

這項法律引起巨大爭議，使這個南部州受到了抵制和批評。這項法律要保護的是三種理念是：婚姻必須是在男性和女性之間，只有在這種婚姻關係下才能發生性行爲，人的性別是出生時決定的，不可變更。

Local businesses also would be able to deny service to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender customers based on religious beliefs.

根據這項法律，當地店家可以宗教信仰爲由，拒絕爲男女同性戀，雙性戀和跨性別者提供服務。

Many musicians canceled shows in recent months in Mississippi and the nearby state of North Carolina, which recently passed a bill requiring transgender people to use the bathroom corresponding to their gender at birth.

爲此，不少音樂家都取消了最近幾個月在密西西比州和附近的北卡羅來納州的演出計劃。北卡羅來納州不久前剛剛通過了一項法案，要求跨性別者按出生性別使用洗手間。