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韩国同性恋自豪日

The U.S. Supreme¹ Court decision mandating² marriage equality nationwide has energized³ gay rights supporters around the world. Gay rights remain a highly contentious⁴ issue in a key U.S. ally, South Korea, where police did a deft⁵ job Sunday of preventing potential clashes between Christian⁶ protesters and gay activists⁸.

美国最高法院关于全国范围同性恋权利的裁决，激发了全球各地同性恋权利的支持者的热情。同性恋权利在韩国仍然是极具争议的问题。星期天，韩国警方巧妙地阻止了基督教抗议者和同性恋活动人士之间可能发生的冲突。

A massive police presence and physical barriers kept thousands of Christian activists from accessing a gay pride festival Sunday near Seoul City Hall.

星期天，大批警力和隔离路障阻止了数以千计的基督教活动人士接近首尔市政厅附近举行的同性恋自豪日。

But just outside the perimeter⁹, they beat the drums of condemnation¹⁰. Church groups held signs blaming homosexuality for the spread of AIDS, and saying gay love and gay marriage have no place in Korea.

而就在活动的外围，他们击鼓表示谴责。 教会团体举着指责同性行为传播艾滋病的标语，称韩国不容许同性恋和同性婚姻。

“When something is wrong you must tell them that it is wrong. You cannot just keep your distance, or try to hide it,” said pastor¹¹ Joy Kim. You need to tell them with no uncertainty¹² that if they live this way, their small pleasures with cause your family and your nation to suffer.”

牧师乔伊·金（Joy Kim）说：“当有不对的事情发生的时候，你必须指出错误所在。 你不能只是敬而远之，或者试图掩盖。 你需要坚决地告诉他们，如果他们这样生活，你自己的小乐趣将会使你的家庭和民族遭受苦难。”

But once inside the heavily guarded perimeter, a festive¹³ mood prevailed at the pride festival.

不过，一旦进入守卫严密的活动区内，同性恋自豪日充满了喜庆的气氛。

Visitors got a chance to snap a photo with likenesses of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at an exhibition booth sponsored by the United States Embassy.

访客们有机会在美国大使馆赞助的一个展位上与奥巴马总统夫妇的肖像合影留念。

“We see this as part of our policy on global human rights. The fact that we are here supporting a Korean festival which has been around for 16 years, with about a dozen other embassies - I think we all really just want to show that we are supportive of LGBT human rights here in Korea,” said U.S. diplomat¹⁴ Anthony Tranchini.

美国外交官安东尼·德兰齐纳说：“我们将此视作是美国全球人权政策的一部分。 事实上，我们和其它十几家大使馆来到这里，是表达对活动日的支持，韩国举办这个活动已经16年了。我们只是要表明，我们支持韩国同性恋和变性者的人权。”

Sunday’s event culminated¹⁵ in a march around the local area by tens of thousands of gay rights supporters.

数万名同性恋权利支持者在当地举行大游行，使星期天的活动达到了高潮。

Despite some occasional taunting¹⁶ across the barricades¹⁷, the clashes many feared never happened - something many credit to the crowd control proficiency¹⁸ of the South Korean police force.

尽管路障外面偶尔传来一些嘲讽，很多人担心的冲突并没有发生。许多人将此归功于韩国警方控制人群的技能。

Meanwhile, gay activists remained dismissive of the Christian groups’ hardline approach to same-sex issues.

同性恋活动人士对基督教团体所持的强硬立场表示不屑一顾。

“They say that they know the Bible. They say that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is bad, but what they are showing is not love. So this is hypocrisy¹⁹. This is the epitome²⁰ of hypocrisy. This is the epitome of hate,” said activist⁷ Gabriel.

盖博瑞尔·安琪儿说：“他们说自己懂《圣经》。他们说，《圣经》的教导认为同性恋是坏的，但是他们所表达的不是仁爱。所以他们是虚伪的。这是虚伪的体现。这是仇恨的体现。”

For now, the mood is upbeat, but South Korean gay activists know they have ahead of them a long uphill struggle to achieve the kind of breakthrough the recent Supreme Court decision gave their counterparts in the United States.

目前的气氛很是乐观，但韩国的同性恋活动人士知道，在同性恋者权益方面，要实现类似美国最高法院所赋予的那种突破，他们仍然面临长期而艰苦的斗争。