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進入《中英對照讀新聞》S. Korean couple to appeal court rejection of same-sex marriage 南韓法院駁回同性婚姻合法地位，同性伴侶將上訴
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The first South Korean gay couple to seek legal status for their same-sex marriage said Thursday they would appeal a court decision rejecting their claim and urged other couples to join their struggle.
南韓第一對為其同性婚姻尋求合法地位的同性伴侶週四表示，針對法院駁回其所請的判決將提起上訴，並呼籲其他同性伴侶作伙來打拚。
Movie director Kim Jho Gwang-Soo and his long-time partner Kim Seung-Hwan, held a wedding ceremony in Seoul in September 2013 and submitted their marriage registration form to their local authority － only for it to be rejected. The couple challenged the decision with a lawsuit filed in July last year, but a Seoul district court ruled Wednesday that there was no legal basis for challenging the authorities decision.
電影導演金趙光秀和他的長期伴侶金承煥於2013年9月在首爾舉行婚禮，並向兩人所在的地方當局遞交結婚登記表格—只為讓它被拒絕。兩人去年7月對地方機關的處分提起訴訟，然而首爾地院週三判決，並無法律根據可挑戰該機關此一處分。
"I don’t know why we have to be pushed to the side just because we are the same sex," a tearful Kim Jho Gwang-Soo said at a press briefing the next day, during which he urged the judiciary to "end this history" of discrimination. The couple’s lawyer Ryu Min-Hee said an appeal would be filed later Thursday and added two more same-sex couples would file separate suits seeking the same legal status for their marriages.
含著淚的金趙光秀於地院宣判後翌日在記者會上說：「我們不懂為什麼遭到忽視，難道只因為我倆是同性伴侶。」兩人並呼籲法院「為這段（歧視的）歷史劃下句點」。這對伴侶的委任律師柳敏希（譯音）指出，週四稍晚將提起上訴，且還有兩對同性伴侶將另提為其婚姻尋求相同合法地位的訴訟。
While homosexuality is not illegal in South Korea, same-sex marriage is not recognised and the country remains deeply conservative about matters of sexual identity. But Kim Seung-Hwan noted that some progress had been made since the two got married and he encouraged more gay couples to take a stand.
儘管同性戀在南韓並未違法，但同性婚姻未獲承認，且該國對性別認同問題仍極為保守。不過，金承煥注意到，自從「雙金」結婚以來，已有若干進步，他並鼓勵更多同性伴侶表態。
新聞辭典
appeal：動詞，上訴。例句：He appealed his case to a higher court.（他向高等法院上訴。）
be pushed to the side：動詞片語，被忽視。例句：However, a little-discussed barrier regarding food safety-which likely had a big effect on its sales-was pushed to the side.（然而，幾乎沒有人討論食安相關問題造成的阻礙，這個被忽視的因素很可能會對其銷售量產生重大影響。）
take a stand：動詞片語，採取某種立場、表明態度。例句：Many politicians fail to take a stand on equal rights for women.（諸多政治人物未能在女性平權議題上表態。）
