Li Yinhe talks about sex

Chapter 33 Concerning Same-Sex Marriage

China's allowing same-sex marriage has all the benefits and no harm.

At present, many countries in the West have gradually recognized same-sex marriage or domestic partnership. Australia, the Nordic countries, and some states in the United States were the first, and France and Germany were the later ones.If our country can allow same-sex marriage, it will be a legislation to protect the interests of minority groups and oppose discrimination, and it will make our country one of the most advanced countries in the world in terms of human rights.Some western countries, especially Catholic countries, are under religious pressure on legislation on homosexuality, and it is very difficult to pass legislation to protect the interests of such minorities; while traditional Chinese culture does not discriminate against homosexuality, this is our A favorable context from which to score points in human rights should be exploited.

On August 2002, 8, the New York City local council approved the same-sex marriage bill, officially establishing the marriage status of gay couples.The New York City Council passed the bill with 15 votes in favor and 34 against.Since then, gay couples in New York have enjoyed the same rights as heterosexual marriages, and gay couples in New York City civil servants can also enjoy a series of married benefits.Prior to this, in June 7, President Bush signed a bill agreeing that gay partners of law enforcement officials killed in the "2002/6" incident could obtain inheritance.Bush's approach was welcomed by homosexuals and directly promoted the passage of the same-sex marriage bill.

The process of creating and adopting legal forms to recognize and protect same-sex cohabitation relationships has already started in many western countries.At present, in Europe, North America, Australia and many other countries and regions, same-sex marriage or cohabitation has obtained legal status. In 1989, New York state law passed to allow cohabitants to register domestic partnerships.Some cities in the United States have also recognized this relationship, with the aim of enabling cohabitants to enjoy similar rights to married persons. For example, a pair of cohabitants can be treated as a couple when buying insurance.Sweden and Denmark also recognize the relationship.The main resistance to the approval of the domestic partnership law came from anti-gay views.Because under the domestic partnership law, gay couples will enjoy the same rights as heterosexual couples except for the rights of adoption and custody of children.

In 1963, Foucault said at dinner with Lacan: "As long as marriage between men has not been accepted, there will be no civilization." However, he also believes that the legalization of gay marriage is more important than The legalization of homosexual behavior is even more difficult for society to accept.As Foucault expected, at the end of March 1998, a group of mayors launched a signature petition across France in response to a proposal drafted by the French government called the "Contract of Legal Liability (Cohabitants)", calling for a boycott of the bill. the passage of this bill.Because, once this bill is passed, gay marriage will be legalized.While mayors of big cities have received a lukewarm response to the petition, it has drawn support from mayors of smaller cities in far-flung, rural areas.They believe that the legalization of gay marriage will threaten the existing monogamous family system.However, France finally approved the bill after a nationwide petition campaign driven by pro-same-sex marriage.In the same year, Germany also approved a similar bill.At present, more and more countries and social groups have accepted the image of homosexuals as public figures. For example, the recently elected mayors of Paris and Berlin are both openly gay.

In the eyes of Westerners, the Chinese view of homosexuality is incredibly naive and childish.While there is no homophobia in China, the general ignorance of homosexuality has reached depressing levels.This ignorance has changed somewhat since the 80s due to the attention paid to homosexuality in both academic and mass media.Compared with Western society, China's social environment and cultural traditions have their own advantages on the issue of homosexuality: in the thousands of years of history of our country, there has never been a record of cruel persecution of homosexuality; no one has ever been sentenced to death for homosexual activities "cultural There are some exceptions during the "revolutionary" period, which should be treated as a special case in an extraordinary period. The atypical public opinion has always been relatively mild towards homosexuality.

I am often asked: When will China approve the same-sex marriage bill?This timetable is really hard to pin down.Since China opened its doors to the world in the nineteenth century, some areas have progressed faster and others slower—often economically faster than conceptual.But when I think about it, it is more difficult to make a little progress in the material aspect, and it depends on catching up a little bit and accumulating step by step; conceptual progress should not be too strenuous, as long as you change your inherent thinking a little, you can easily catch up world trend.For example, it should be much easier to pass the same-sex marriage bill in China than to change the poverty of farmers.

According to current laws, homosexuality does not violate Chinese law, and homosexuals are citizens of the People's Republic of China with all basic rights.Some homosexuals have a request to marry, and their request should be recognized if it does not conflict with their rights as citizens.

Since the relationship between homosexuals is not restrained and guaranteed by the form of marriage, it is easy for some homosexuals to make friends casually and increase the possibility of sexually transmitted diseases.Recognizing same-sex marriage can enable a considerable number of homosexuals to establish and maintain long-term relationships and reduce short-term relationships, thereby reducing the possibility of sexually transmitted diseases.

According to historical and cross-cultural research, countries with greater pressure on population growth generally adopt relatively tolerant policies towards homosexuality; while countries with sparse populations are more stringent towards homosexuality.This is because having such a large segment of the population sterile will have a direct impact on the demographic situation of the country.According to statistics, gays and lesbians will account for 3 to 470 people in the population, which is 3900 million to 5200 million people in China.Since there is no same-sex marriage law, most of these homosexuals will marry and have children with the opposite sex.If they can form life partners with the same sex, there will be such a large group of people who are sterile, which is beneficial to the population control of our country.

In addition, my country has successful experience in protecting the interests of ethnic minorities and vulnerable groups, for example, it is in a leading position in the world in protecting the interests of ethnic minorities and women and children.The protection of homosexuals, a minority group in a disadvantaged position, will make my country's image more enlightened and progressive, creating a more tolerant and harmonious atmosphere among various social groups, which is conducive to the country's image and social stability, and harmony The practice of tolerance and tolerance is also very in tune with the spirit of advocating peace and harmony in Chinese culture.

In short, China's allowing same-sex marriage has all the benefits and no harm.For the benefit of the country, the people and the gay minority, we should take this step as soon as possible.

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