We’ve been following an unlikely story this month: A gay couple from Europe welcomed their surrogate-borne sons on Father’s Day in Gainesville.

The couple, one of the men from Israel and the other from France, live in Belgium but found a surrogate from Toccoa. They chose to have the babies, two boys, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. 

In this episode, Shannon, Jeff and Nick talk about how The Times heard about the story, what the community response has been and why it was news.

The two baby boys are healthy and have left the hospital. You can also read our follow-up coverage.

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