Courtney McKinney

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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.

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.

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