Category: lgbtq

CALL TO ACTION: Support New Mexico HB373

Urge New Mexico lawmakers to VOTE YES on HB373 without amendment.

February 20, 2025call to action, advocacy, anonymity, egg donation, embryo donation, identity release, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, new mexico, open ID at 18, single parent by choice, sperm donation, Uncategorized, Uniform Parentage Act

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EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION: Industry Seeks to Gut Colorado’s Protections for DCP & Families

CALL TO ACTION: An industry-backed bill introduced will gut protections in Colorado's "Donor-Conceived Persons and Families of Donor-Conceived Persons Protection Act."

February 12, 2025call to action, advocacy, advocacy blog, anonymity, colorado, colorado-top, commodification, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, identity release, late disclosure, latest-homepage, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, news, offspring, open ID at 18, press release, regulation, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation, stakeholders, Uncategorized

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USDCC Submits Testimony Urging Amendment of Hawaii SB1231

USDCC submits testimony to the Hawaii Senate Committee on the Judiciary, urging members to vote no on SB1231 unless amended to include updated Article 9 of the Uniform Parentage Act or to remove outdated Article 9 (Part 10 of the bill) in its entirety.

February 10, 2025Hawaii, advocacy, advocacy blog, anonymity, education, egg donation, embryo donation, featured, genetic identity, identity release, late disclosure, letter, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, open ID at 18, regulation, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation, Uniform Parentage Act

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CALL TO ACTION: Hawaii SB1231

Hawaii is on the verge of passing SB1231, a bill that fails to protect the rights and dignity of donor conceived people by cementing into law the continued use of anonymous gamete donors in 2025.

February 8, 2025advocacy blog, advocacy, anonymity, call to action, disclosure, early disclosure, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, Hawaii, identity release, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, open ID at 18, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation, Uncategorized, Uniform Parentage Act

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Ask a Therapist: Withholding a Known Donor’s Identity until Child is 16

An intended parent wonders about the impact of withholding their known donor's identity until the child turns 16.

January 16, 2025Ask A Therapist, anonymity, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, grief, guides and resources: parents, identity release, known donor, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation

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Ask A Therapist: Struggling with Donor Conceived Son’s Boundaries

A recipient parent struggles with the boundaries his donor conceived son has created around sharing information about siblings and the donor.

December 16, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, grief, guides and resources: parents, identity release, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation, Uncategorized

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Navigating the Holidays as a Donor Conceived Person

The holidays can be a joyful time full of connection and tradition, yet for donor conceived people (DCP), this season may also stir up complex feelings around family, identity, and belonging.

December 11, 2024Uncategorized, anonymity, culture, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, ethnicity, genetic identity, gratitude, grief, identity release, info and guides, known donor, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, resources: donor conceived persons, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation

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Recipient Parents: Holiday Stressors & Strategies

The holidays can be a joyous time, and they can certainly also bring a unique stress for families who had help to become parents.

December 11, 2024guides and resources: parents, anonymity, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, identity release, info and guides, known donor, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation, Uncategorized

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Ask a Therapist: Seeking Advice to Support a Single Mom by Choice

A concerned friend wants to know how best to support a single mom by choice who has a strained relationship with her adult donor conceived daughter.

December 2, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, education, genetic identity, grief, identity release, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation

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USDCC Opposes Harmful Provision in S. 4638 (2025 National Defense Authorization Act)

USDCC opposes Section 627(f) of S. 4638 (2025 National Defense Authorization Act).

November 12, 2024advocacy, advocacy blog, education, embryo donation, genetic identity, letter, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, offspring, press release, single parent by choice, smbc, Uncategorized

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