印度倆女子相愛7年 分別與丈夫離婚後結婚

Two women in northern India have tied the knot -- after divorcing their husbands.
在與各自丈夫離婚後，印度北部的兩名女子於近日喜結連理。

The unidentified women, ages 21 and 26, handed their same-sex marriage affidavit to their local court in Hamirpur, northern India, according to India Today.
據《今日印度》報道，這兩名身份不明的女子年齡分別爲21歲和26歲，她們將同性婚姻的宣誓書遞交給了位於印度北部哈默坡地區的當地法院。

"Two women came to my office last Friday, and married each other by garlanding one another," sub-registrar Ramkishor Pal told India Today.
副登記官蘭基肖爾·帕爾向《今日印度》透露：“上週五，兩名女子來到我的辦公室，她們通過相互戴花環的儀式結了婚。”

The two star-crossed lovers have been in love for the past seven years, but were married to men against their will, according to India Today.
據《今日印度》報道，這對不幸的戀人過去七年裏一直相愛，但卻違背了意願地而嫁給了男人。

Daya Shankar Tiwari, a lawyer for the couple, said their affidavit was rejected by the court because same-sex marriage is not legal in India.
這對伴侶的律師達亞·尚卡·蒂瓦里稱，法院之前拒絕了她們的宣誓書，因爲同性婚姻在印度不合法。

Tiwari says the 21-year-old is the daughter of a laborer, while her partner is the daughter of a teacher.
蒂瓦里表示，21歲的那位女性是一名工人的女兒，而她的伴侶則是一名教師的女兒。

In September, the country struck down a colonial-era law that criminalized homosexual acts.
印度於9月份廢除了殖民時期將同性戀行爲定爲犯罪的法律。