Bruce, American Intended Parent in Encino, California, USA

Explain your reasons for wanting a surrogate/donor:

we need to work in california, as paolo is an italian citizen, and it's the only way we will leave the hospital with both of our names on birth certificate (please correct us if you know otherwise!!)

How would you best describe yourself(s):

gay couple looking for surrogate mother in california

Use this space to communicate a letter to potential Surrogates/Donors:

we've been together for over six years (married two), and would like to start a family. we're both very healthy, well educated and down-to-earth. we have an egg donor via an agency and are ready to go. bruce is originally from california, and moved to new jersey as a teen. he studied at cornell (bs, hotel administration) where he had an rotc scholarship; and he has an mba from harvard. he works as an independent investment advisor. an entrepreneur at heart, he is raising money for a chocolate company. bruce has two brothers and two sisters and three nieces and nephews. paolo was born an raised in torino, italy. he studied law there, and then earned an llm at essex university in the u.k. he is a human rights lawyer, and has worked in sierra leone and morocco. he is now working for UNICEF as the head of child protection in bosnia and herzegovina. paolo has one brother and two nephews. bruce has donated sperm for three families (two lesbian couples and one single mother; five children total), which has been a wonderful experience, and paolo has gotten to know all of the children too. we see them whenever we can (two families are in new york, the other in california). we would like to have a child in california so both of us can be on the birth certificate (only way for the child to be eligible for u.n. benefits - which are considerable). what would you like to know about us? looking forward to hearing from you.