南非法院裁定男性可以随妻姓或使用双姓,认为禁止男性随妻姓属于性别歧视。该决定在社交媒体上引发不同反应,有人称赞这是平等进步,有人则认为违背传统。
A court in South Africa has said a man can take his wife's surname or have a double-barrelled name. The country's Births and Deaths Registration Act had required a husband to apply to the government to take his wife's name. Even then, there was no guarantee it would happen. A request was denied in many cases. The new rule says stopping a man from taking his spouse's family name was gender discrimination. It says a man has the right to take the last name of his wife. There was mixed reaction on social media. Many people said it was a sign of greater equality. They pointed out that the previous law was passed in colonial times. They also say the law continues South Africa's progressiveness. The country was the first in Africa to legalize same-sex marriage. However, other people said the new rule goes against the country's traditions. One person said it would "destroy the norms and values" of indigenous citizens.