《中英對照讀新聞》India polls: Transgender stands for office after landmark ruling 印度民意：指標判決後變性人可參選公職

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With a tight budget and a humble autorickshaw, an Indian transgender is campaigning in her southern hometown for a seat in parliament, just days after the country’s highest court recognised “third gender” people.

她手頭緊，只有一輛簡陋的機動三輪車，一位印度變性人在她南部家鄉參選國會議員，就在最高法院承認「第三性」的數天後。

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Describing the Supreme Court judge’s ruling as a “milestone”, 53-year-old  Bharathi Kannamma hopes to build on the momentum and overturn prejudices against India’s several million transgenders.

聲稱最高法院法官的判決是個「里程碑」，53歲的卡娜瑪希望進一步擴大這股聲勢，扭轉對於印度數百萬變性者的偏見。

Running as an independent candidate in the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu state, she is thought to be the first transgender accepted as a candidate in a general election.

做為泰米爾納德邦馬杜賴市的獨立候選人，她被視為第一個被接納為大選候選人的變性人。

In the Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday, the judge said a person can be legally recognised as gender-neutral, and transgenders should be included in government welfare schemes offered to other minority groups.

在最高法院週二的判決中，法官說一個人可以合法地被認定為性別中立，而且變性人應該被納入政府提供給其他少數族群的福利計畫中。

Kannamma is positive the judgment will help transgenders access education and employment opportunities, which in turn would help them contribute to their families’ earnings.

卡娜瑪肯定這項裁決將有助於變性人取得教育與就業機會，進而幫助他們提高家庭收入。

新聞辭典

stand for：片語，象徵、做為…的候選人。例句：The president is going to stand for reelection.（總統準備競選連任。）

build on the momentum：在…要素上進一步延伸。例句：We are looking to build on the momentum of last season.（我們尋求延伸上一季的成績。）

be thought to be：被認為是…。例句：Colors were thought to be qualities that light could assume under various conditions.（顏色被認為是光在不同條件下所具有的性質。）