Donor-Conceived and Out of the Closet

February 28, 2011

The children of anonymous sperm donors are growing up, speaking out, and demanding rights in a forum fraught with controversy. When she was younger, Alana S. used to experiment and tell people her dad died when she was a baby and that she didn’t really ever get to know him. She would get a sincere hug and a heartfelt, “I’m so sorry.” But when she told people the truth of her father’s whereabouts, she got a response mostly filled with confusion. (Newsweek)