Tag: identity

Ask a Therapist: Dealing with Disclosure vs. Cultural Values

A recipient parent asks about how to navigate cultural differences when it comes to disclosure.

December 1, 2025Ask A Therapist, anonymity, culture, disclosure, early disclosure, egg donation, embryo donation, ethnicity, genetic identity, guides and resources: parents, info and guides, late disclosure, siblings, sperm donation

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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

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Dr. Phil’s Ill Conceived Sperm Donor Episode

On a recent episode of Dr. Phil, host Phil McGraw interviewed a 30-year-old man named Kyle who operates as a pro bono private sperm donor.

February 9, 2022news, anonymity, known donor, siblings, sperm donation

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