Gay marriage has been hotly debated in the news lately. While several countries have some form of gay marriage on the books, the Netherlands recently became the first country to give same-sex couples in civil unions the same rights as heterosexual married couples. This break with convention is not surprising since the Netherlands has been a pioneer in dealing with controversial social issues like drug use and euthanasia.

同性恋婚姻最近在新闻中引起了激烈的争论。各种形式的同性恋婚姻在许多国家都有案可查，而最近，荷兰成为第一个赋予同性伴侣与异性恋夫妇同等法定权利的国家。这项突破传统的变革并不令人惊讶，因为荷兰很久以来就是处理有争议性社会问题的先锋，如毒品与安乐死等等。

(短文节选,本期开始连载：同性恋行不行？ )