LGBT Activists Protest Israel's Anti-LGBT Surrogacy Law

LGBT activists in Tel Aviv, Israel are protesting the the government’s ‘Surrogacy Law’ which is the first law in decades that targets the gay community.

To show their outrage, LGBT activists blocked traffic on the popular King George Street in Tel Aviv and demonstrated with never ending chants in front of the city’s right wing conservative LIKUD party headquarters to show their anger against a string of proposed laws that are obvious discrimination bills that are against the LGBT community.

Since the conservative party of LIKUD took power, they have continued to push for anti-LGBT laws while at the same time, pretending to be the only open democracy in the Middle East that honors its LGBT citizens.

One of the hot topics this time around is the legislation that is moving quickly through committees and known as the surrogacy bill. This bill if passed into law, would deny gay couples state-supported surrogacy. The Knesset is expected to hold a final vote on the anti-LGBT bill today.

LGBT Activists stated the following while demonstrating in front of LIKUD headquarters:

“The government’s surrogacy law is the first law in decades that aims directly to harm the gay community. We will not allow such racist laws to pass — the direct attack on the gay community is shameful for the State of Israel, for the government of Israel and for its leaders. The LGBT community is under heavy attack from followers of Smotritch and Litzman, and the time has come for those parties who claim to be accepting of the community — especially Likud and Kulanu — to put an end to this.” said LGBT Activists.

This was the follow up protest from Sunday’s which attracted thousands to protest the surrogacy law put forth by the Knesset. While police did not go in and attack the demonstrators for not having a permit to hold an outdoor demonstration, once they did arrive, protesters complied with police and left the area but did vow to continue their demonstrations against the LIKUD party’s anti-LGBT proposals.

Article by: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer

Photo Courtesy of A Wider Bridge