As the couple anxiously waits, hoping Israel will allow Sanju and other surrogates to come to Israel to give birth to Israeli babies, the natural disaster has brought unexpected attention to Israeli gay rights, as well as the controversy surrounding commercial surrogacy.
While Israel has prided itself on being a gay-friendly nation, with Tel Aviv considered one of the top “gay capitals” in the world, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Israelis say there’s still a long road ahead. With marriage closely guarded by religious institutions in Israel, gay marriage is not allowed (although gay marriages conducted outside Israel are recognized by the state) and neither is the use of surrogates in Israel for gay couples.
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