8 Parallels for Donor-Conceived People in “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”
As a donor-conceived person processing the recent revelation that my parents had conceived me with a known sperm donor, I found myself in the pages of a book about a middle schooler who had just discovered the truth of his own mysterious parentage.
Queering Family: How Being Donor-Conceived Deepened My Queer Identity
Sitting across from my parents in a police station the day after coming out, I became a number-one believer that biology means nothing. Then, 3.5 years later, a 23andMe test changed everything — again.
“I Needed All Three of My Parents In Different Ways”: Cassandra’s Donor Conceived Story
When I found my biological mom and her family through a DNA test, it was like finding new puzzle pieces I felt were missing but couldn’t describe. I needed all three of my parents equally and in different ways.
Made to Wonder: Why I Started Donor Conceived Community (Part 2)
I was just one of many people buying DNA tests, spitting into vials, and asking inconvenient questions. There were no simple answers, and the path to getting support wasn’t clear.
Made to Wonder: Why I Started Donor Conceived Community (Part 1)
Shocked, confused, scared, angry, and curious, I stood in front of my bathroom mirror, wondering – where did my eyes, my nose, and my chin come from? I was half of a stranger. A portal had opened to an alternate universe – one where my biological father might still be alive.