为同性婚姻而战斗的斗士：沃夫森
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="Evan">Evan</span> <span word="Wolfson">Wolfson</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Greenwich">Greenwich</span> <span word="Village">Village</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1996, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="counsel">counsel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Baehr">Baehr</span> <span word="v">v</span> <span word="Miike">Miike</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="watershed">watershed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charismatic">charismatic</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="architect">architect</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="excluding">excluding</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lesbian">lesbian</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="catalyst">catalyst</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discriminatory">discriminatory</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Marriage">Marriage</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013 — <span word="Wolfson">Wolfson</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="Freedom">Freedom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Marry">Marry</span>, <span word="played">played</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instrumental">instrumental</span> <span word="role">role</span>.</p><p>埃文?沃夫森(<span word="Evan">Evan</span> <span word="Wolfson">Wolfson</span>)1996年买下纽约格林尼治村(<span word="Greenwich">Greenwich</span> <span word="Village">Village</span>)的公寓房后，还没等搬入就匆匆搭机前往夏威夷，担任<span word="Baehr">Baehr</span> <span word="v">v</span> <span word="Miike">Miike</span>同性婚姻案件的协理律师。该案件如今被视作婚姻平权运动的分水岭，而他这位魅力十足的律师则被誉为平权运动的“总设计师”。这是美国法院首次做出排斥同性恋者的婚姻为歧视的裁决。该案进而导致歧视同性恋者的《婚姻保护法》(<span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Marriage">Marriage</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>，将婚姻定义为“一男一女的结合”)出台。美国最高法院则于2013年判定《婚姻保护法》违宪————而沃夫森发起的非政府组织“婚姻自由”组织在其中扮演了重要角色。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="win">win</span> 65 <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="rulings">rulings</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="imminently">imminently</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriages">marriages</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="renovated">renovated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="Cheng">Cheng</span> <span word="He">He</span>, 40, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="PhD">PhD</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="molecular">molecular</span> <span word="biology">biology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consult">consult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pharmaceutical">pharmaceutical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> “<span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="connection">connection</span>”, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Wolfson">Wolfson</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span>, <span word="marrying">marrying</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legalise">legalise</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>.</p>
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