Who is DC.IC for?
Donor Conceived in Color (DC.IC) is a global community-building project by and for Donor-Conceived People (DCP) who are racially marginalized.*
It’s a virtual meeting ground where we can
distill our community’s knowledge, passion, and skill into more power…
to self-determine our lives and make change for the next generations.
* In other words, DC.IC builds community for people who are
- Donor-Conceived People (conceived with donor sperm, eggs, or embryo, “DCP”) AND
- BIPOC or multiracial (have an identity, family, OR biological parent/donor whose heritage isn’t 100% European.)
To participate, you don’t need to: 1) live in the US; 2) be in touch with donor(s)/relatives; 3) feel connected to heritage or confident about identity; 4) look non-white; or 5) be BIPOC/multiracial “enough” (we don’t support blood quantum.)
About Donor Conceived in Color
The concept for DC.IC was developed by Max Tang, community member and website host. My (Max’s) overarching goal is to ask 3 questions our community can answer together through years of ongoing conversation and action:
What are our strengths and struggles?
What do we need? How might we get there?
I started out with 5 goals, and I hope they’ll evolve based on the input of a growing community. This project focuses on change in the US, but we welcome English-speaking DCP globally. Read about Guiding Values here.
1. Build a social network for lifelong support, including a mutual aid fund for survival expenses and costs of donor conception, like consumer DNA tests, therapy, or genetic counseling
2. Transform our lived experiences into a story directory and community-driven digital resource library
3. Connect DCP storytellers to to nuanced, humanizing research, media, & advocacy projects
4. Spark societal conversations about norms & systems that affect BIPOC and multiracial DCP, recipient parents, donors, and all our relations
5. Encourage systemic change among family-building professionals, institutions, and policymakers in the US so they treat effects of donor conception as lifelong, holistic, & intergenerational
Let’s Get Connected
Want to join the community, learn about DC.IC’s offerings, or support DCP you know? Choose a path:
DC.IC is driven by the needs and ideas of our community (and those who care for us.) Your suggestions and feedback are welcome! Please hit the blue Feedback button on this page or go to Contact.
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