Tag: lgbtq

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
Ask a Therapist: Advice and Resources for Known Donor Arrangement

A future recipient parent wonders about advice and resources available for entering into a known donor arrangement.

May 26, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, egg donation, genetic identity, identity release, known donor, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, offspring, smbc, sperm donation
Alabama High Court Ruling Also Harmful to Donor Conceived People and Their Families

USDCC joins others to express concerns about the potential implications of the Supreme Court of Alabama’s opinion in LePage v. The Center for Reproductive Medicine, P.C.

February 24, 2024press release, advocacy, ASRM Guidelines, egg donation, embryo donation, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, news, offspring, regulation, smbc, sperm donation
Uniform Law Commission Amends the Uniform Parentage Act to Require Disclosure of Donor Identifying Information Upon Request

The Uniform Law Commission announced the official amendment of Article 9 of the Uniform Parentage Act which will now require gamete banks to provide a donor’s identifying information to a resulting adult donor conceived person upon request. USDCC played an active role in securing this amendment.

January 3, 2024advocacy, anonymity, education, egg donation, identity release, info and guides, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, news, offspring, open ID at 18, press release, regulation, sperm donation, Uncategorized
USDCC Attends Pride Events

U.S. Donor Conceived Council team members recently attended Pride events to show solidarity with and support of the LGBTQ community. Dylan S., USDCC’s director of sperm donor resources and content, attended a family Pride event […]

July 10, 2023lgbtq, egg donation, events, featured, lgbtqia+, offspring, sperm donation
Celebrating My Family as a Queer, Donor Conceived Recipient Parent

I was born in London to two mums who used an anonymous sperm donor to conceive me. I was raised knowing my conception story, as it was talked about casually, and all my questions were answered to their best ability as I grew up.

June 22, 2023lgbtqia+, blog, disclosure, genetic identity, guest post, identity release, lgbtq, offspring, open ID at 18, siblings, sperm donation, Uncategorized
Family Ties: How My Donor Conception Discovery Changed My Outlook as a Queer Recipient Parent

I’m sure I said, “It’s actually a ‘donor’ not a father.” I can remember my voice saying, “Our daughter doesn’t have a dad. She has two moms.” But much of that changed for me when I found out about my own donor conception experience.

June 2, 2023lgbtqia+, blog, disclosure, education, genetic identity, identity release, late disclosure, lgbtq, open ID at 18, siblings, sperm donation, views
Ask a Therapist: Open ID at 18 or Known Donor

An intended parent wonders about the pros and cons of choosing a known donor versus an Open-ID-at-18 donor with her wife.

June 2, 2023sperm donation, anonymity, Ask A Therapist, education, genetic identity, identity release, known donor, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, open ID at 18