Passing along this information about a survey of donor-conceived youth and adults who have one or more LGBTQ parents. It is being conducted by the Donor Sibling Registry, which allows people conceived from sperm, egg, or embryo donation to contact others with whom they share genetic ties, at their mutual consent. They explain the survey pretty well below; please contact them if you have further questions, and pass along the link to others who may be interested.
Hello!
We have assembled the following survey intended for donor conceived youth and adults who have one or more LGBTQ identified parents. Over the years the Donor Sibling Registry (DSR) has gathered information from a myriad of families, but we believe predominantly more heterosexual. We think the issues for LGBTQ families are both similar and quite different. The results of this survey will be used to both better understand and to begin to construct resources that are designed to meet the needs of our families. Our goal is to provide an accurate reflection of experiences and to assist families in having meaningful dialogue related to the challenges specific to our community.
Please note that this survey tool was designed by members of the DSR who are also identified as LGBTQ. Two are also licensed therapists.
A NOTE TO PARENTS: This survey is designed for mature school aged youth and above. Please review the questions to make sure that they are age appropriate for your child. Some of the questions deal with potentially difficult topics for families. Again, our goal is to understand our children’s experiences so that we can design and provide better resources for families as we go forward.
If you only have one parent, please answer questions for Parent B (bio parent).
PLEASE NOTE: Many questions will allow more than one answer.
We appreciate your time (should take no more than 15 minutes). Thank you!
The Donor Sibling Registry
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=RX_2fluti77pCoF1yS3HQybA_3d_3d
Wendy Kramer www.donorsiblingregistry.com
303-258-0902
