Ok, that is an interesting diversion on a Friday. I too was struck by the odd poses, some of them seem to me as if they are trying to evoke a sexual response although given their consistency I attribute it primarily to the style the photographer imputes on his work. Given all the internal dialog he includes I'm pretty sure the similarity of emotions is intentional.
That said, the most interesting thing for me in the article was the chain of events, same sex couples wishing to conceive, selecting a sperm donor with a 'good' track record, results in the same donor being preferentially selected. Given that the children share common activities (the article mentions camp for same sex families) and the kids socialization there, it would seem there is a higher than otherwise risk of developing a relationship with a half sibling. That has got to be emotionally challenging if you discover it later. Understanding ones own genetic history is a thing in isolated populations like Iceland but I can easily see it being overlooked in a larger more diverse population. I have never considered that burden that would be imposed on future children conceived in this way, but in hindsight it makes sense. Somewhere there is the most "popular" donor of the most used donation service who could have hundreds? thousands? of children out there.
Odd poses but without any sort of smouldering look on their face, it's more plain/openness on their face. Really doesn't feel sexual at all. Not even the open legged poses.
That said, the most interesting thing for me in the article was the chain of events, same sex couples wishing to conceive, selecting a sperm donor with a 'good' track record, results in the same donor being preferentially selected. Given that the children share common activities (the article mentions camp for same sex families) and the kids socialization there, it would seem there is a higher than otherwise risk of developing a relationship with a half sibling. That has got to be emotionally challenging if you discover it later. Understanding ones own genetic history is a thing in isolated populations like Iceland but I can easily see it being overlooked in a larger more diverse population. I have never considered that burden that would be imposed on future children conceived in this way, but in hindsight it makes sense. Somewhere there is the most "popular" donor of the most used donation service who could have hundreds? thousands? of children out there.