Gay Life in Israel. Out in the Bay host Eric Jansen speaks with attorney Frederick Hertz about the current state of queer life and same-sex legal issues in Israel, where Hertz spent the first half of this year teaching Israeli law students about U.S. relationship law. Hertz is an internationally recognized expert on same-sex relationship law and wrote Nolo Press’ Making It Legal: A Guide to Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnerships & Civil Unions. He operates the website SameSexLaw.com and provides legal counsel to same-sex partners on the formation and dissolution of their relationships from his office in Oakland, California.