Sometimes yelling SPERM can help change a multi-billion-dollar industry. Laura High is a comedian and donor-convinced person. Donor conception is almost no regulation, and Laura is working hard to change that. This week we talked about how comedy makes it so that more people listen to her sperm facts, brings a community together, and lightens the often dark work that she does.
Find Laura
Website: https://www.laurahighfive.com/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurahigh5
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurahigh5/
Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/laurahigh5/
Laura’s shows on her website - https://www.laurahighfive.com/news
Are you my daddy? Laura’s YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MulNRjGEPY8
Mentioned in the Episode
Where to start with Donor Conception information
- We Are Donor Conceived: https://www.wearedonorconceived.com/
- U.S. Donor Conceived Council: https://www.usdcc.org/
- Donor Conceived Community: https://donorconceivedcommunity.org/
- Steven Gunner: https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-grieving-family-wonders-what-if-they-had-known-the-medical-history-of-sperm-donor-1558-11641119405
- Rochester - New York Post: https://nypost.com/2021/09/14/upstate-new-york-fertility-doc-was-serial-sperm-donor-lawsuit/
- Our Father Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phQxK5u8IEs
Care So Much Episodes Mentioned:
Foster Care & Adoption with Karlos Dillard - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/FyYKb9NPwvb
Prey with Joey Clift - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/1ZDNfcOPwvb
National Coming Out Day with Sydney Smith - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/SBtfK9NPwvb