

[冰岛,雷克雅未克]讯 – 冰岛总理约翰娜·西于尔扎多蒂(Johanna Sigurdardottir)的办公室周一宣布,她已经与长期厮守的伴侣完婚,这使她成为世界上第一个进行同性婚姻的国家首脑。
Sigurdardottir, 67, married writer Jonina Leosdottir on Sunday, the day a new law took effect defining marriage as a union between two consenting adults regardless of sex.
67岁的西于尔扎多蒂,与作家娇妮娜·里奥斯多特(Jonina Leosdottir)于上周日举行婚礼,当天,一项新的法律生效,将婚姻界定两个成年人的结合,而不论性别。
The two had had a civil union for years and changed this into a marriage under the new law, which was approved by parliament earlier this month.
根据新 的法律,两人在多年的“民事结合”后,终于步入婚姻。这项新的法律本月初由国会批准。
The new law was celebrated at a church service on Sunday, which was also the international day for homosexual rights.
在上周日的礼拜仪式 上,人们庆祝新法律的施行,这一天也是国际同性恋权利日。
The prime minister’s office said Sigurdardottir had sent a message to the gathering saying the new law was a cause for celebration for all Icelanders and adding: “I have today taken advantage of this new legislation.”
总理办公室称,西于尔扎多蒂发表讲话,认为所有冰岛人都应该庆祝这项新法律,还说:“全靠这项新的法律,我才能和心爱 的人步入婚姻。”
The Lutheran State Church has long been split on the issue of same-sex marriage and the church congress in April did not unanimously support the new legislation. The bishop of Iceland has urged parish ministers to comply with the law.
路德国家教会在同性婚姻的问题上一直存在分歧,在4月的教会会议上并没达成一致支持这项新的立 法。冰岛的主教敦促教区部长们通过该法律。
Sigurdardottir, who has children from a previous heterosexual marriage, is the world’s only openly gay prime minister but her sexuality has never been an issue in Iceland, which, like the other Nordic states, has a history of tolerance.
西于尔扎多蒂是世界上唯一公开 同性性向的首脑,她有一个在之前异性恋婚姻中得到的孩子,但她的性倾向在冰岛从来不是问题。因为冰岛像其他北欧国家,在这个问题上有悠久的宽容传统。
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