英国副首相克莱格就同性婚姻发表视频致辞

If you are one of the same sex couples getting married this weekend, I want to congratulate you and wish you the very best of luck. As you make your vows, you’ll be making history. Finally, after years of campaigning, and having seen off some very tough opposition, any couple who wants to get married can get married. Together we’ve made our country a place where we celebrate...

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奥巴马总统就最高法院裁定同性婚姻合法发表的讲话

Good morning. Our nation was founded on a bedrock principle that we are all created equal. The project of each generation is to bridge the meaning of those founding words with the realities of changing times – a never-ending quest to ensure those words ring true for every single American. Progress on this journey often comes in small increments, sometimes two steps forward, ...

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智慧人生篇章 (12)同性恋婚姻之争(2)

And of course that's just where the problems lie. Though people on both sides appeal to what is natural, nature unhelpfully supports both sides liking both consistency and variety in gender and sexuality. So most people are male or female, but there are some who are born with unfixed gender. Most people are heterosexual but some are not. Most parents have children but so...

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智慧人生篇章 (11)同性恋婚姻之争(1)

The debate on gay marriage is making me uncomfortable. Columnists tell me breezily that I should welcome it because of equality. Catholic and Anglican Bishops say I should shun it because it undermines one of the fundamental building blocks of society. Now my instincts are liberal. I think the introduction of civil partnerships was a great achievement and I don't like th...

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