Utah's Rep. Christine Johnson a surrogate for gay couple

Lesbian lawmaker - Rep. Christine Johnson - announced she's a surrogate, carrying a baby for two male friends who happen to be gay.

The Salt Lake City Democrat says she decided to become artificially impregnated with one of the men's sperm after they expressed frustration over the difficulty of adopting a child in Utah. Utah law prohibits unmarried couples from adopting and does not recognize gay marriage.

The 41-year-old Johnson, who has a 17-year-old daughter from a 2-year marriage, is four months pregnant and expecting on June 21. Johnson offered to be a surrogate at no cost to save the Salt Lake County men the prohibitive cost of hiring one.