Running for the legalization of same-sex marriage America distinguished lawyers and his Chinese husband

Today ---2013 year in June 26th - is destined to be put into the American gay rights history. According to the decision of the Supreme Court, same-sex marriage and heterosexual marriage enjoys the same rights conferred by federal law. Gay marriage is another decision in fact allow California legalization high method made at the same time, California became the American thirteenthRecognition of gay marriageState. For decades, USA homosexuals through continuous struggle for their own rights and interests, legal means is an important weapon in their, milepost type case"American scouts on Vader" (Boy Scouts of America v. Wade)It is of special significance. In 2000 June, the Supreme Court was 5:4, American scouts have the right to refuse to hire homosexuals. Gay men and lesbians though failed to achieve the desired results, but the case attracted nationwide attention, their rights and interests has won wide sympathy. Defense lawyer Evan·Wolfson (Evan Wolfson) spring into fame, was "time" magazine as "the 100 most influential people in the world".

Not long ago, Evan and Chinese husband he together invited to Washington for a White House correspondent Association annual dinner, we choose American Supreme Court as the background to interview them. Later, we went to New York took the couple's life and work. He this year 38 years old, he grew up in Beijing, at the age of 19 with his parents moved to Canada to study, after American. After obtaining a PhD in molecular biology from the New York University, he joined a consulting company in New Jersey. He became her desk a portrait of Evan.

Evan this year 56 years old, he grew up in a Jewish family in pittsburgh. Graduated from Harvard Law School, he became involved in the gay rights cause. In 2003, Evan founded the non-governmental organization "freedom of marriage in Manhattan" (Freedom to Marry) and served as executive president. The agency has more than 20 employees, annual budget of about 1 millions of dollars.

On the desk of Evan of course before he into the photo, only format than the smaller lincoln.

From Evan's office where you can see a lot with the wedding - related items, such as photo album. In 2002, two people met by gay dating website gay.com. 6 years later, Evan give he a proposal gift is a car GPS, accompanying the note read, "we are on a journey... Dear, you will not get lost. Let us travel together. Will you marry me? Evan I love you." In 2011 the New York official recognition of gay marriage, two people in October of that year to hold the wedding ceremony, a New York appeals court judge witness at.

Not far from the apartment for two people from Evan in Chelsea street office.

The scenery is good, the new New York trade and other buildings in the distance, near the village of Greenwich area.

Two people is thoughtful when considering problems. In order to facilitate our interview, they chose their own around a table with the open shop to eat dinner.