【新聞稿】讓生命不再逝去 為婚姻平權站出來 音樂會

十二月十日（週六）世界人權日，「生命不再逝去 為婚姻平權站出來」音樂會在凱達格蘭大道舉行。眾星齊力接唱相挺婚姻平權，並訴求同志「生命不再逝去」。數萬同志與支持友人，共同宣告支持同志平權是一場不分黨派、不分異同、跨越行業的行動－－同志人權是屬於全世界、新時代的價值。

On December 10th (Sat), the Human Rights Day, "Cherish Every Life, Support Marriage Equality" Concert is to take place on the Ketagalan Boulevard, Taipei City, with celebrities expressing their support for marriage equality via music, and demanding that no more life should be lost in the LGBT community. Tens of thousands LGBT individuals, their family members and friends would join together to announce that supporting marriage equality is an action that unites people of different political parties, sexual orientations and occupations. LGBT rights are the values of this new world and new era.   

活動邀請到各類家庭代表，如為自己同志孩子感到驕傲的父母；也有如王天明與何祥（伊莎貝爾他他篇主角）、陳雪與早餐人這樣相伴多年的同志伴侶；更有養育孩子彼此相伴的同志家庭；還有支持同志友人的異性戀家庭代表。這些不同的家庭，帶著不同的故事，卻擁有相同的信念：為權利挺身而出，為了所有人能擁有平等幸福的權利。

Representatives from different kinds of families are invited, including parents who are proud of their LGBT children, Wang Tien-Ming and He Hsiang (lead characters in the famous commercial of "Isabelle," a well-known brand for bridal cakes), long-term same-sex couples like writer Chen Xue and her partner, same-sex couples who raise children together, and heterosexual families that support LGBT rights. All these families have their own unique story, but they all share the same belief: to step up for equal rights, to fight for the right for everyone to enjoy a happy, fulling life.   

相挺為平權，全民撐同志！

除了藝人、名人等個人支持外，企業界、政治圈與各行各業也都有代表現身，力挺婚姻平權。企業界包括Google、HP、和碩科技聯合公司董事長童子賢等。政治圈則罕見地有跨黨派不同委員，一齊支持，包含民進黨立委段宜康、尤美女、陳曼麗、林靜儀等，民進黨副秘書長徐佳青，以及時代力量立委黃國昌、林昶佐、洪慈庸、高潞‧以用、徐永明等委員親自來到現場，還有國民黨立委許毓仁、柯志恩、許淑華、蔣萬安，雖有行程不能親臨，仍錄製支持婚姻平權短片，表現出滿滿誠意。

Support equal rights, support LGBT

In addition to celebrities, representatives from various fields would also be present, showing their support for marriage equality, including Google, HP, CEO of Pegatron Corporation T.H. Tung from the IT industry, DPP legislators Duan Yi-Kuan, Yu Mei-Nu, Chen Man-li, and Lin Jing-Yi, DPP deputy director Hsu Chia-Ching, New Power Party legislators Huang Kuo-Chang, Freddy Lim, Hung Tzu-Yung, Kawlo Iyun Pacidal and Hsu Yung-Ming. While KMT legislators Jason Hsu, Ko Chih-En,  Hsu Shu-Hua and  Chiang Wan-an are not able to be there in person, they made a short film confirming their support for marriage equality.   

十一月起陸續發起的各界連署，目前已多達50餘個各專業領域發起相挺婚姻平權（各界專業人士的連署人數詳見附件）——包括司法官、律師、公證人、警察、社工師、基層教師、諮商心理師、臨床心理師、精神科醫師、職能治療師、臨床公衛愛滋工作者、醫療人員、獸醫師、媒體人、作家、藝術工作者、圖文設計工作者、空間工作者、歷史界、文學界、文化界、資訊界、宗教界、學術工作者等各專業領域，還有大學生聯盟、高中生聯盟，原住民族和海外台灣人也都沒有缺席，社會各界一齊站出來，同聲支持同性婚姻的民法修正案。

Since November, a petition for marriage equality has been gathering signatures in more than 50 professional fields (please see the appendix for the detailed list), including judiciaries, lawyers, notaries, police offers, social workers, teachers, consulting psychiatrists, clinical psychiatrists, psychologists, vocational therapists, public health and HIV/AIDS workers, medical workers, veterinarians, media workers, writers, artists, graphic designers, spaceworkers, together with the fields of history, literature, culture, information, religion, and academics. In addition, university and high school students, as well as the indigenous community and Taiwanese living abroad are also not absent. Individuals from each and every corner of the society has stepped out and voiced our support for the amendment to the Civil Code, which would legalize same-sex marriage in Taiwan.

民間團體部分，包括台灣性別平等教育協會、女書店、台中同志遊行聯盟、愛滋感染者權益促進會、台灣伴侶權益推動聯盟、台灣人權促進會、人權公約施行監督聯盟、台灣同志遊行聯盟、台灣國際女性影展、台灣廢除死刑推動聯盟、南洋台灣姊妹會、民間司法改革基金會、OURs 專業者都市改革組織、綠色公民行動聯盟、人本教育文教基金會、親子共學教育促進會等長期推動人權與性別平等的公民團體，也都齊聚凱道擺設攤位，除了用行動來支持婚姻平權，也讓來參與的公民認識、理解更多在臺灣這塊土地上發生的社會議題，彰顯世界人權日的多元內涵。

Non-profit organizations that have been devoted to the promotion of human rights and gender equality in Taiwan would set up their individual stands on the Ketagalan Boulevard, including Taiwan Gender Equity Education Association, Fembooks, Taichung LGBT Pride Community, Persons with HIV/AIDS Rights Advocacy Association in Taiwan, Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights, Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Covenants Watch, Taiwan LGBT Pride Community, Women Make Wave Taiwan, Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty, TransAsia Sisters Association, Judicial Reform Foundation, The Organization of Urban Re-s, Green Citizens' Action Alliance, Humanistic Education Foundation and The Association of Parents Participating Education in Taiwan. In addition to expressing their support for marriage equality with their action, they would also help the general public to learn more about issues occurring in Taiwan, echoing the diverse meanings of Human Rights Day.

民法不修，歧視不休！

今年十月各黨立委正式提出三個版本的婚姻平權法案後，部分反對法案人士的諸多說法都充滿了對於同志社群的歧視、排拒與貶抑，甚至也開始有反對性別平等教育的聲浪，讓我們對於校園中同志學生的處境感到擔憂。我們懇切的呼籲，立法者與目前考慮提出對案的各界公民團體，法案討論應立基於給予同志社群平等的法律保障、消除社會上對於同志的隔離與歧視。為了達到這個目標，讓同志平等適用民法，是我們認為最好、最不消耗社會成本的修法方式；任何低於民法保障的、隔離式的同志專法提議，都忽視了專法會加強、複製同志族群長期以來受到的社會歧視。

No amendment to the Civil Code, no end to discrimination

Since the three versions of marriage equality bill were introduced in October, aruguments made by opponents of the bill have continued to shed light on the discrimination against, exclusion and oppression of the LBGT community. Some even expressed their opposition to gender equity education, which makes us sincerely worried about the situation of young LGBT students in school. We urge legislators and civil groups considering to propose an alternative bill to recongize that, discussions about the bill should be based on the belief of providing the LGBT community with euqal legal protection, and of eliminating the exclusion of as well as discrimination against the community. In order to achieve this goal, we believe that making an amendment to the existing Civil Code is the best, and the least costly way. A civil union act applicable only to same-sex partners that provides less protection than the Civil Code is to neglect the fact that such act would enhance and reproduce the longt-term discrimination suffered by the LGBT community.          

1226再相會：用愛守護法案，用愛化解歧視！

活動最後，這些年因性別歧視而逝去的生命的年份與姓名，被雷射投影在總統府上。悲傷與淚水已到盡頭，下一步，我們要呼籲所有關心同志人權、相信平等與自由的人們，於十二月二十六日重返立院，這一次，我們要用愛來守護實現平等的法案，用愛來化解歧視。讓我們為下一代，創造一個沒有歧視的平等世界。1226立院見！

See you on 1226: Protect the bill with love, eliminate discrimination with love

The final activity of the day is to project the names of all individuals who passed away due to gender discrimination, as well as their birth and death year, onto the Presidential Office Building. It is the end of our tears and sadness. For our next step, we urge every indivdual who cares about LGBT rights and believes in equality and freedom to return to the Legislative Yuan on December 26th. This time, we would protect with love the bill that will bring equality, and replace discrimination with love. Let us fight for the next generation and create a fair, just world with no discrimination. See you on December 26th!

主辦單位：台灣同志諮詢熱線協會、台灣同志家庭權益促進會、婦女新知基金會、同志人權法案遊說聯盟、Queermosa Awards 酷摩沙獎、同光同志長老教會、真光福音教會、基本制作。

Hosted by: Taiwan Tonzhi Hotline Association, Taiwan LGBT Family Rights Advocacy Association, Awakening Foundation, The Lobby Alliance for LGBT Human Rights, Queermosa Awards, Tong-Kwang Light House Presbyterian Church, True Light Gospel Church, GB Studio

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