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What If I Am Really a Girl?
It is incredibly difficult to put into words the emotional uproar that my family has been through as my daughter has transitioned into...
Angie Theobald Seegmiller
Nov 26, 20197 min read


Come Out and Play – Mama Dragons 2019 Fundraiser Event
On Friday, October 11, 2019, the Mama Dragons held their first fundraiser event, Come Out and Play, at the Church and State in downtown...
Lisa Beckman Garduno
Nov 19, 20192 min read


Spreading Hope Around the Globe
My name is Mary, a woman with many adjectives. I’m a mom to 5 in a blended family, finally married to my best friend. I’m an artist, a...
Mary Furgiuele
Nov 12, 20193 min read


You Have the Power!
When my 6th grade granddaughter came out as bisexual at school, she was bullied for it. During that trying time in 2015, my wife and I...
Wendy Bradshaw
Oct 29, 20195 min read


The Greatest Blessing I Never Knew I Wanted
Photo by Jonathan Canlas Hey y’all, my name is Marion McClellan, and I am so grateful/thankful/blessed to be a Mama Dragon. I live in...
Marion McClellan
Oct 21, 20195 min read


Life Beyond Being Scared
A frantic whispered phone call from BYU, from my oldest (returned missionary) son, begged for advice. It went something like this: “Mom,...
Rachel Ellsworth
Oct 14, 20193 min read


Seek Love and Light
Clip, Clop, Clip, Clop. I sat in my car crying, watching five-year-old Phoebe walk down the driveway towards her cousin’s Princess Tea...
Annie Frazier
Oct 8, 20197 min read


Our Voices Have Power
Peace starts with how we treat our most vulnerable. I have always had a heart for the underdog. As a pediatric nurse I’ve been drawn to...
Diane Oviatt
Sep 30, 20194 min read


Scared No More
I was the parent who prepared for everything. When I found out I was pregnant with my oldest child, the nursery was painted that week and...
Dusty Bolstad
Sep 23, 20194 min read


Julie’s Story
Watch Julie's video about her experiences with a gay son and Mama Dragons.
Julie Turnbull
Sep 16, 20191 min read


Kaye’s Story
Watch Kaye's video about her experiences as the mother of a gay son and finding Mama Dragons.
Kaye Katseanes
Sep 16, 20191 min read


No Matter What
I would first like to introduce myself and my children. I’m Brenda, the Mama Dragon of three baby ducks—I’ve called my kids my baby ducks...
Brenda Hooley
Sep 16, 20193 min read


Until Our Son Landed Us in Oz
It was September 2017. Our son, 16 yrs old and a sophomore in high school, sent a text to my husband and I on our family chat during his...
Marcie D. Schear
Sep 2, 20194 min read


BELIEVE Good Things Are Going To Happen
I am a mom to 4 beautiful boys living in the stunning mountains of the Wasatch front in Utah. Like most parents I had lots of...
Lori Davis
Aug 26, 20193 min read


God Didn’t Strike Me Dead
I was raised in a very conservative evangelical religious background. I had been taught that homosexuality was an abomination and the...
Cheryel Lemley-McRoy
Aug 12, 20194 min read


Paying it Forward
By Lindsay Brunt Four and a half years ago, I walked into the Utah Pride Center with my son for the first time. He’d been there before...
Lindsay Brunt
Aug 5, 20193 min read


Face, Eyes, and Smile
My dad was a gay man in the 80’s and 90’s and died from AIDS complications in 1998. I was 16 years old. I begin with this not for shock,...
Ayn Witman
Jul 29, 20194 min read


Acceptance in Action
At 14 years old, my son was bottled up inside himself and wouldn’t talk to me, so I begged him to write down whatever was bothering him....
Sandra Smithey
Jul 22, 20196 min read


A Path to Follow
My four children attended Catholic schools. My two oldest girls attended from pre-k through 6th grade, Robert from pre-k through 4th and...
Ana Pollorena Carpenter
Jul 8, 20194 min read


Getting Used to Our New Reality
I was one of those kids who was in church pretty much from birth. There was never a time in my life when I didn’t believe. I married a...
Rhonda Carr
Jul 1, 20194 min read
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