For kids born from sperm donation, it’s extremely tough learning who dad is

Courtney McKinney didn’t know her dad was a sperm donor until she was 16. Her mom is black, and said there were no black sperm donors in 1989, so she picked a white man. Now at age 28, Courtney’s on a quest to find her dad. She’s discovered it’s hard for kids born from sperm donation to get information about their fathers, even in this age of easily available genetic testing.

Courtney McKinney is a writer and consultant in Sacramento.

Photo courtesy of McKinney.