The Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved on Sunday an amendment to the surrogacy law which would allow same-sex couples and singles to have babies through surrogacy. Approval from the committee is only one step along the road to becoming a law. Bill allowing surrogacy for Israeli singles, gay couples passes first hurdle. The current law stipulates that […]
According to Haaretz new poll, Israel’s broad public strongly supports gay rights – about 70% would like to see LGBT equality – but only 8% of Haredim back full equality. Poll shows extreme gap between the public and the Knesset opinions. The Ministerial Committee for Legislation will debate several bills Sunday that were initiated by Yesh […]
In case you haven’t been following all the latest events in what’s been happening in Israel lately in regards to LGBT rights and marriage equality, here’s a little summary that puts all the events in order. Two gay-rights bills fell in cabinet voting: One that would have outlawed discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity, […]
Yesh Atid is stepping up its efforts to advance the rights of the gay community through legislation – and thereby causing consternation among its erstwhile closest ally, Habayit Hayehudi. Health Minister Yael German (Yesh Atid) on Wednesday announced plans to submit legislation allowing gay couples to have children via Israeli surrogates. On Sunday, the Ministerial Committee for […]
Health Minister Yael German unveils bill stipulating that gays can use proxy mothers to bring children into world without leaving country, process for all potential parents shortened Same-sex couples will be able to become parents through surrogate birth in Israel instead of being forced to find proxy mothers outside of the country, Health Minister Yael […]
MK Horowitz slams Uri Ariel’s ‘homophobic comments’, ministers split on bill banning discrimination against gays. Construction and Housing Minister Uri Ariel came under fire once again for his comments on homosexuality Saturday night, calling gay people “not normative.” Meanwhile, on Sunday, the Ministerial Committee for Legislation came to a tie on a bill proposed by […]
The strike down of the bill aiming to outlaw discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation could be the end of the road for the Lapid / Bennett alliance The Ministerial Committee for Legislation rejected a bill on Sunday aiming to outlaw discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation, just a week after Habayit Hayehudi […]
Two gay-rights bills fell in cabinet voting on Sunday: one that would have outlawed discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity, and one enshrining mortgage equality in law. The bills fell in the Ministerial Committee on Legislation. The five ministers from the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu and Habayit Hayhudi parties rejected the proposal to outlaw discrimination […]
Israeli transgender community representatives met on Monday with Health Minister and Member of Knesset Yael German, senior professional staff of the Ministry of Health, and assistant to Health Minister Assaf Weiss, who organized the meeting. Nora Grinberg , Elisha Alexander , Ilana Berger and Ido Katry met with Minister German as part of project GILA […]