No Accidents Here: Alon Rivel on Intentional Gay Parenting

Alon Rivel joins Jaimie for a brutally honest, funny, and heartfelt conversation about what it really takes—emotionally, financially, and spiritually—to build a queer family through surrogacy. From his surrogate’s iconic one-liners (“I’m not keeping it”) to his reflection that queer parents are architects of love, Alon reminds us what intentional parenthood looks like. 🏳️‍🌈 Key Takeaways The intentionality of queer family building—“We don’t choose to be gay, but we choose to have families.”Growing up gay in a Jewish-Israeli household in New York, finding safety through love and community.The surrogacy process from start to finish...