When one of the world's biggest sperm banks announced they were no longer taking donations from redheaded men, it unleashed perhaps at first a fury of "ginger" jokes, and probably left a few gentlemen feeling unloved. Christian Lander, author of "Stuff White People Like" is a redhead. He also has an opinion piece up on CNN about the undesirability of his sperm. more ›

It's a tough break for redheaded men hoping to make a buck off a quick...um...stop at the sperm bank. According to the OC Register, Cryos, one of the largest sperm banks in the world, has stopped taking donations from redheads due to lack of demand. more ›

The Daily News got their hands dirty and visited Dr. Cappy Rothman, founder of the reportedly larger sperm bank in the world, California Cryobank. "Based in Westwood, he draws many students from UCLA, though USC also is a contributor. He has satellite depositories in Palo Alto, near Stanford, and in Cambridge, Mass., convenient to Harvard and MIT. 'We try to locate our collecting facilities close to universities that have bright donors,' Rothman said. His sperm bank sometimes runs ads in student newspapers to attract donors. The attraction: $75 per donation, a maximum of three per week. For the truly ambitious donor, shy on cash but brimming with outgoing sperm, that would add up to a maximum of $11,700 per year." more ›