ABOUT US
Fierce love. Real support. Nationwide.
Mama Dragons is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports, educates, and empowers mothers of LGBTQ+ children. What began in 2013 as a handful of moms in a group chat is now a community reaching more than 25,000 parents across the United States and beyond.
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Through peer-led communities, parent education, and advocacy training, we help mothers accept, affirm, and celebrate their LGBTQ+ kids, and show up for them at home, at school, and wherever laws affecting our families are made.
MISSION
We support, educate, and empower mothers of LGBTQ+ children.​
VISION
​We envision a world in which all mothers fiercely love, affirm, and advocate for their LGBTQ+ children.​
OUR STORY
In 2013, Gina Crivello, a Utah teacher who had started a Gay-Straight Alliance, reached out to a small group of Latter-day Saint mothers of LGBTQ+ kids for advice. That message thread quickly became a lifeline for moms navigating the shared experience of raising queer children in a conservative religious culture.
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The group took its name from a 2012 blog post by Meg Hendrix, written after her 13-year-old son came out. Being a "mother bear" no longer felt fierce enough, she wrote. She was now a Mama Dragon.
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Word spread. The thread became a Facebook group in 2014, then local meetups, retreats, and Pride booths. In 2018, Mama Dragons became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and in 2019 we opened our doors to all mothers of LGBTQ+ children, regardless of faith tradition.
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Today, Mama Dragons is a national nonprofit. Our members span faiths, cultures, political views, and every corner of the country. We partner with organizations nationwide, run national outreach to parents who need support, and stand up for LGBTQ+ families from statehouses to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Our Dragon
we’ve grown into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, reaching over 25,000 parents worldwide from a variety of backgrounds.
Our origami dragon stands for strength, resilience, and transformation. Like origami, the work of a Mama Dragon takes patience and care, folding fierce love into something strong enough to protect our kids. It reminds us that unconditional love can break down barriers and build a world where every child can thrive as themselves.
Milestones
What We Do
Peer Support
Private online communities where mothers can learn, share, and lean on each other.
Parent Education
Empowered Parent Learning, In the Den podcast.
Advocacy
Training that equips parents to have courageous conversations wherever decisions about our families are made.
National Outreach
Partnerships and events that bring support to families across the country.
Acts of Love
Paper Hugs, Wrapped in Hugs, and Embracelets send cards, blankets, and bracelets to kids and moms who need a lift.
WHAT WE DO. . .
Mama Dragons offers online communities for mothers of LGBTQ+ children. These private communities offer a safe place to navigate the new waters of parenting an LGBTQ+ child.
National Outreach
Mama Dragons connects with communities across the country through partnerships, events, and outreach efforts that expand support for LGBTQ+ families.
This program gives Mama Dragons a chance to send cards of support and encouragement to their fellow Mama Dragons and LGBTQ+ children and to receive them as well.
Join with us as we walk and talk with you through this journey of raising healthy, happy, and productive LGBTQ+ humans.
Mama Dragons has trained QPR Suicide Prevention Instructors who offer suicide prevention training to fellow Mama Dragons and the community.
A bracelet initiative symbolizing love and affirmation for the LGBTQ+ community given out at events.
Parachute provides information to help parents and caring adults learn how to support, affirm, and celebrate the LGBTQ+ kids in their lives. Courses are available to all, and free for
Mama Dragons.
Wrapped in Hugs is a program created by Mama Dragons to support other mothers with the physical warmth and “hug” of a blanket.
