英国保守党议员和苏格兰国务卿戴维·芒德尔，周四在个人网站上发布一封公开信，承认自己是同性恋。
David Mundell, Conservative British MP and Secretary of State for Scotland, came out as gay in an open letter posted on his website Thursday.
这位苏格兰唯一的保守党议员，也是三个孩子的父亲的信件标题为：“新年新开始！”。之后，他将这一生最重要的决定写了出来：
The father of three and Scotland's only Tory MP titled his message: "New Year, New Start!", writing that coming out was one of the most important decisions of his life:
"我已经做出了我一生中最重要的决定之一，那就是在2016年公开宣布我的性取向为男性，我想以这样一种身份继续好好生活。"
"Having taken one of the most important decisions of my life and resolved to come out publicly as gay in 2016, I just want to get on with it."
芒德尔突然"出柜"的消息已经在英国掀起了波澜。
Mundell's sudden announcement made waves in Britain.
截至目前，英国下议院的650名议员中已有34位公开宣布为LGBT(女同、男同、双性恋、变性者)，占比约为5.2%。
Of the 650 members of Britain's House of Commons, 34 are openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or and transgender (LGBT) - about 5.2% of the total.
英国议会可能是世界上LGBT最多的立法机构。
It may be the most LGBT legislature in the world.