“It wasn't feasible for us”: Queer Women of Color Navigating Family Formation

ConclusionLBQ women of color may choose known sperm donors and seek to minimize their use of biotechnology because they do not consider other alternatives (e.g., bank‐acquired sperm) desirable or feasible.
ImplicationsFindings invite the reimagination of a cryobanking system that operates on a relational rather than biomedical model and the need for services that practice outside of White, heteronormative paradigms.

Source: Family Relations - February 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hannah E. Karpman, Emily H. Ruppel, Maria Torres Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research