美国最高法院支持同性婚姻 同性伴侣可享平等福利
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="rulings">rulings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>: <span word="full">full</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span>-<span word="populous">populous</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p>本周三，美国最高法院首次就同性婚姻作出判决，这意味着同性恋者权益取得了历史性进步：在美国人口最多的纽约州，同性伴侣得到联邦政府的承认，同性婚姻合法化。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1996 <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Marriage">Marriage</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> (<span word="DOMA">DOMA</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="tax">tax</span>, <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="heterosexual">heterosexual</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="receive">receive</span>.</p><p>法庭驳回1996年《婚姻保护法》的关键内容，宣布在同性恋婚姻合法的州，同性恋必须享有和异性夫妻同样的医疗、税收、社会保险以及其他福利。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="California">California</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prohibition">prohibition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Proposition">Proposition</span> 8, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="justices">justices</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="court">court</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unconstitutional">unconstitutional</span>. <span word="Gov">Gov</span>. <span word="Jerry">Jerry</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> (<span word="D">D</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriages">marriages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p><p>美国最高法院驳回一宗涉及到被称为8号提案的加州同性婚姻禁令的案件，认为同性婚姻禁令违宪，并将其发回该州下级法院。州长杰瑞-布朗称他督促恢复同性恋伴侣结婚的权利。</p>
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