Researchers have turned a skin cell into an egg. Here's what that means for LGBTQ+ people
A new in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) technique is signaling promise for same-sex couples looking to start families.
MARCH 14, 2024
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Which Partner Provides the Sperm in Gay Family Planning?
Kim Bergman, Ph.D., offers advice to same-sex couples seeking a biological connection to their kids.
MAY 1, 2019
Why Melissa Etheridge Spurned Brad Pitt's Sperm
One reason the rock 'n' roller didn't choose the actor, she says, is that he had no prior experience being a dad.
MARCH 28, 2016
Irish court sides with sperm donor over lesbian moms
A man who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple won a legal fight Thursday to keep his biological son in Ireland. The judgment by Ireland's supreme court judgment was a first in the nation, a predominantly Roman Catholic country where the rights of same-sex couples and sperm donors have not been spelled out.
JULY 21, 2007
Playing With Yourself Has Been Perfected Over Millions of Years: Report
The sexual behavior may have evolved to help decrease acquiring sexually transmitted infections.
JUNE 7, 2023
WATCH: Kansas Sues Sperm Donor for Child Support
A man who donated sperm to help a lesbian couple conceive found himself on the hook for thousands of dollars in child support payments, sought not by the parents, but by the state of Kansas.
JANUARY 4, 2013
Lesbians Must Split Custody of Sperm Court Rules
A lesbian former couple must share the sperm they bought in 1999, a court rules.
APRIL 27, 2012
The FDAs Lesser Known Insult is a Ban on Gay Sperm Donors
The FDA not only bans gay and bi men from giving blood, they actively discourage them from donating sperm. Will the agency ever change its ways?
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
Sperm Donor With Genetic Condition Doesn't Tell Lesbians He Contacted
James MacDougall fathered 15 children without telling the women using his services that he had fragile-X syndrome.
MAY 31, 2022
Op-ed: To Sperm or Not to Sperm
How an average gay man made peace with his looks and embraced his basic appearance.
OCTOBER 31, 2014
Gay Man Sues Canada Over Sperm Donation Restrictions
He says the current restrictions on queer men from donating sperm in Canada is discrimination.
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Lifetime Show Will Address Gay Sperm Ban
An upcoming episode will focus on the FDA's ban on sperm donation by men who have sex with men.
AUGUST 16, 2012
Gay Black Man Discovers He Can't Donate Sperm
From donating blood to donating sperm, men who have sex with men have a hard enough time donating blood, but semen donation is even more difficult.
OCTOBER 24, 2022
