????6月26日，美國最高法院以5比4的票數(shù)裁定，全美50個州和華盛頓特區(qū)的同性婚姻合法。這一裁決很可能將為美國商界帶來經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)惠。

????《華盛頓郵報(bào)》去年刊發(fā)的一篇文章估計(jì)，如果同性婚姻在全美各州獲準(zhǔn)，未來三年可能創(chuàng)造26億美元的額外收益。該文章援引了加州大學(xué)洛杉磯分校法學(xué)院威廉姆斯研究所的估算結(jié)果，預(yù)計(jì)此類收益大部分將來自加州、紐約、馬薩諸塞、賓夕法尼亞、伊利諾伊和華盛頓等州。

????比如，加州估計(jì)有超過5萬對同性伴侶，其支出可能在4億美元左右，可為地方政府創(chuàng)造3100萬美元的稅收。

????全美婚慶產(chǎn)業(yè)的規(guī)模預(yù)計(jì)超過510億美元。

????美國同性戀商會的兩位創(chuàng)始人賈斯汀·尼爾森和錢斯·米歇爾在一份聲明中討論了美國最高法院的裁決，不過他們認(rèn)為，同性群體爭取平等的斗爭遠(yuǎn)未結(jié)束，“本次大法官們肯定了婚姻自由乃憲法賦予的權(quán)利，全體美國人都應(yīng)享有，對此大多數(shù)美國人都將逐漸理解?！?/p>

????尼爾森還在聲明中寫道：“本次裁決可以視為一場勝利，但本商會及遍布全國的42家分會都很清楚，同性戀、雙性戀及變性者（LGBT）平權(quán)運(yùn)動必須再接再厲，爭取更多平等權(quán)利，特別是在保護(hù)LGBT人群免遭歧視方面?！?/p>

????尼爾森指出：“在企業(yè)和政府供應(yīng)鏈中，努力工作的LGBT企業(yè)主依然受到歧視；在全美28個州，人們都可能因?yàn)椴皇钱愋詰俣鴣G掉工作、被逐出家門，以及在餐廳和商店里無法享受正常服務(wù)。這些都是不可接受的?！保ㄘ?cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

????譯者：Pessy

????審校：夏林

????The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 today in favor of legalizing gay marriage throughout all 50 states of the U.S. as well as in the District of Columbia. And the decision may prove to be an economic boon for business in the country.

????In an article last year, the Washington Post estimated that the decision could prove to be a $2.6 billion economic windfall in the next three years when passed across the U.S. That figure, which was calculated by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, sees the majority of its money coming from states including California, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Washington, the publication reported at the time.

????For example, California calculated that over 50,000 gay couples in the state were expected to spend about $400 million, along with $31 million in local tax revenue.

????The wedding industry in the U.S. is estimated to be worth over $51 billion.

????Justin Nelson and Chance Mitchell, co-founders of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, discussed the ruling in a statement, but said the fight for equality is far from over. “The Justices have affirmed what a bipartisan majority of Americans have come to understand: the freedom to marry is a constitutional right that is guaranteed to all Americans.”

????“While recognizing this as a victory, NGLCC and its 42 affiliate chambers across the country understand that the LGBT movement must harness this momentum to secure greater equality, especially nondiscrimination protections for LGBT Americans,” Nelson added in a statement.

????“It’s unacceptable that hardworking LGBT business owners still be discriminated against in corporate and government supply chains and that LGBT people can still be fired from their jobs in 28 states, evicted from their homes, or denied service in restaurants and shops simply for being who they are,” he said.