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去年12月26日,彩虹旗幟奮力飛揚的同時,攸關同性婚姻平權的民法部份條文修正草案,在立法院初審通過。當天,民進黨立委尤美女被群眾歡呼簇擁上台。

事實上,民進黨內修專法、納公投的聲音都有,黨團的Line群組也有不同意見。反同民眾的責難電話、民進黨立院總召柯建銘頻頻「溝通」、挺同團體對法案盡速通過的期待,形成三方沉重的壓力,都讓她無可迴避。

一向犀利冷靜的她,也曾因此瑟縮、發抖。

但她還是得繼續奮鬥。她常提起,法案通過初審前,她曾參加一場女同志家庭座談會,理解到台灣有很多同志家庭和孩子,正等待法律保障。

人權律師的眼淚

若同性婚姻無法合法化,她解釋,一旦生母過世,另一位母親也無法行使親權,只能看著小孩被社會局或是生母的家人帶走,就此成為法律上的陌生人。

談到這,尤美女的肩膀突然癱軟,下巴靠上交疊的雙手,終究沒忍住眼淚,「當了一輩子的人權律師,這麼多小孩的權益沒受到保障。為了這些小孩,任何委屈都能承受,」她說。

不放棄,是因為尤美女堅信人權價值;堅信站在對的方向,就能刀槍不入。「民主社會可貴的是有選擇權,可以自由平等表達愛跟感情,跟相愛的人結合在一起,而不是由一群人判定你值不值得被愛,」尤美女說。

但不論是國民黨或民進黨,都對她的不退讓,頭痛萬分。「她把婚姻平權當成理想,無法容納討論的空間,」國民黨立委孔文吉說。

民進黨立委管碧玲觀察,民進黨在許多議題上出現以立委個人為中心的現象,尤美女雖然代表民間團體的聲音,「但立法有爭議時,作為執政黨,還是得包容全民的意見。」

為女性 從無到有地立法

1987年的國父紀念館事件,是女性爭取性別平等的轉捩點。那年國父紀念館以女性年滿30歲的理由,逼迫員工離職,引發婦女團體抗爭提告。尤美女和伙伴翻遍《六法全書》,竟沒有一條法律可以援用。

隔3年後,尤美女提出「男女工作平等法」草案,進入立法院,卻被工業總會列為「十大惡法」之一,立委更以議事杯葛。直到2002年政黨輪替後才正式通過。

從無到有的立法經驗,讓尤美女學會跟立法院打交道。但接下來要推動修改包括女性需冠夫姓、子女從夫姓與夫妻財產分配等民法親屬編,因顛覆傳統價值,需突破的門檻更高。

除了協商與遊說,尤美女和婦女新知基金會串聯婦女團體,發起萬人連署修民法,但政府仍堅持拒絕。直到大法官做出第三六五號解釋,確認民法親屬編中的「父權獨大」條款違憲,須在2年內修法。

史無前例的勝仗,帶動後續連串修法,包括民法親屬編修正、性騷擾防治法、家庭暴力防治法等,她無役不與。連勵馨基金會執行長紀惠容都說,立委中最了解婦女議題者,非尤美女莫屬。

這些修法進程也等於為後續同性婚姻合法,清除大部份的障礙。

「民法親屬編整個是我改的啊!」尤美女對推動同性婚姻合法化很有信心,因為沒有任何律師比她更了解民法親屬編的條文。

然而,過去婦運是人民對抗政府,這次同志爭取婚姻平權,卻是人民對抗人民。「有人反對不一定不好。如果權利太容易掉下來,不會去用;爭取來的,才會用,」尤美女很清楚,權利不是憑空而來。

尤美女其實不孤單

在婚姻平權法案立法過程中,她並不像外界所說的孤單。「很多力量相挺,我從來不是一個人,」尤美女心中有一長串「相挺」名單,立委段宜康就為她擋下許多黨內的攻訐。

立委許毓仁也在名單裡,這對盟友常一起討論如何用最好的方式通過法案,「他幫我承擔國民黨的反對勢力,」尤美女笑說。

「她很真性情,不追求名聲,」許毓仁說,民法部份條文修正草案初審的前一天晚上,尤美女傳訊息說,需要他並肩作戰,希望他不要退縮。

很難不注意到,尤美女的黑髮中有幾撮挑染成酒紅色,「這樣比較年輕!」如果挑染彩虹的顏色?「我走出去可能會被打吧!」她大笑,似乎想蓋掉這些日子的苦澀。

尤美女一生圍繞著「人權」打轉。她的辦公室很亂,成堆的法案幾乎將她淹沒,一如她追求人權的堅持,把自己縮到最小,小到看不見也無所謂,「為了社會公義啊,」她說。(更多相關報導,請見《天下雜誌》第615期 )

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UNIONIZED? The company said it has a deal with the Taxi Driver Labor Union of the ROC, but a government official said it would maintain a crackdown on illegal servicesBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterUber Taiwan yesterday announced plans to launch a new service called UberTAXI next month by working with local taxi operators.However, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said the company would remain an illegal service provider and would be ordered to cease operations if it continues to hire drivers who do not hold a license to operate commercial vehicles.Uber Taiwan made the seemingly conciliatory move after amendments to the Highway Act (公路法) took effect earlier this month, raising the maximum fine for illegal taxi operators to NT$25 million (US$790,564).Uber said that the service is a partnership with the Taxi Driver Labor Union of the Republic of China, adding that it would initially be offered in the Greater Taipei area.People could call a cab by using the Uber app and would be charged based on standard rates set by taxis operating in Taipei, Uber said.Despite its partnership with the union, the company said it has no intention to drop its UberX, UberBlack and UberAssist services, which use non-licensed drivers.“The introduction of UberTAXI shows that a sharing economy and taxis can coexist in Taiwan’s healthy, vibrant and diversified market, which benefits both drivers and passengers,” Uber Taiwan general manager Ku Li-kai (顧立楷) said. “The partnership [with the union] demonstrates Uber’s commitment to the Taiwanese market. We will continue our negotiations with government agencies and hope that the government would draft appropriate laws to regulate ride-sharing services.”Union chairman Lin Sheng-he (林聖河) said that it is looking forward to its partnership with Uber Taiwan, as the technology developed by the company can help cab drivers find more passengers and increase their income.Passengers will have another safe, reliable and quality service option, he said.Lin said that 60 to 70 percent of union members said in a survey that they were willing to be Uber drivers if there is another platform out there that matches the service requests with the taxi drivers.However, the partnership would cease if the company continues to dispatch illegal taxi drivers, he said.Taipei City Professional Drivers’ Union president Cheng Li-chia (鄭力嘉) said that Lin made a unilateral decision to work with Uber without consulting other groups.Department of Railways and Highways specialist Hu Ti-chi (胡迪琦) said that the ministry is not yet clear about the details of the partnership, but it is glad to see that Uber has decided to work with taxi operators.However, Hu added: “Even if part of Uber’s operation is legal now, we will continue cracking down on its illegal services. That is, if it continues hiring drivers who do not have a valid taxi driver’s license.”Uber will have to apply to become a legal transport service provider if it dispatches taxi drivers and charges passengers for the service, she added.Uber would not have any legal issue if it simply serves as a non-profit platform that matches taxi drivers with passengers requesting cab services, she said.However, it becomes a legal issue if Uber pays and dispatches drivers to offer services, because it is not a registered transport service operator, she said.Statistics from the Directorate General of Highways showed that as of Friday last week, Uber has been fined a total of NT$96.49 million: NT$73.25 million for the company and NT$23.24 million for its drivers.新聞來源:TAIPEI TIMES

克里夫蘭騎士17日將再戰金州勇士,堪稱又一次的總冠軍前哨戰,劍拔弩張,但「小皇帝」LeBron James認為兩隊不算是世仇。

「我們不把彼此視為世仇。」James說:「他們是很棒的球隊,幾乎是近3、4年來最棒的了。」

兩隊本季交手過一次,當然被安排在聖誕大戰主秀,這次的第二度對決聯盟也刻意地讓兩隊都有超過2天休息時間。

「就只是下一場比賽,然後對手是金州勇士。」James說:「我說過了,他們就是目前聯盟最佳球隊,但聽好了,你們必須知道,我們是不會把所有雞蛋放在一場比賽的。」

要放幾顆蛋,3天後見真章。

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