Lesa GonzalezApr 14 minI Think I Might Be TransMy first step on this journey came when my youngest child and I were eating dinner one fall evening. Homecoming was around the corner,...
Rachel EllisNov 18, 20214 minFinding Hope for the FutureNovember is Transgender Awareness Month, so Mama Dragons is highlighting a few of our favorite posts featuring heartfelt stories from...
Genie SkaggsDec 9, 20204 minAn Intersex JourneyBy Genie Skaggs There were two things medical professionals told me in the early days and weeks after my daughter was born in 1991 that...
Jill MortensenNov 11, 20205 minFreedom From FearBy Jill Mortensen Late one evening, after putting the kids to bed, my husband and I were winding down in our room after a long day. After...
Kristin Higham WaltersSep 16, 20204 minThank you, MylieBy Kristin Higham Walters I grew up youngest of three in Utah County with parents who raised us in the Church of Jesus Christ of...
Alicia BrownAug 26, 20202 minYou Do YouBy Alicia Brown In 2004, pregnant with my first child, I contemplated the kind of parent I wanted to be. What came so clearly to my mind was
Blaire OstlerJun 29, 20204 minA Mother Dragon Was BornBy Blaire Ostler For over a year my daughter has talked about how she wants to marry a girl. She draws pictures of two-bride weddings,...
Shaneen PowellMay 20, 20204 minBreathe FireBy Shaneen Powell I grew up in a religious household, where we were raised to believe that marriage was to be only between a man and a...
Carol ColvinMay 6, 20205 minMom, TransformedBy Carol Colvin My name is Carol and I have two adult children who made me a mama dragon. My oldest son, Jonathan, knew when he was about...
Olivia PetersenApr 29, 20205 minAll in the Garden to FlourishBy Olivia Petersen Hi There! My name is Olivia Petersen. My husband and I have been married 25 years, and we have four children who are...
Amy Gustin MowrerApr 2, 20209 minOur Journey Has Been Our OwnBorn and raised in the Latter Day Saint (Mormon) faith, and never knowing anyone from the LGBTQ community closely, I feel that we have...
Lisa Lindstrom GotelaereFeb 11, 20203 minWe Have Found Our New NormalMy name is Lisa and I am the mother of a gay daughter. I use the term gay instead of lesbian because that is what my daughter prefers....
Noel BaldovinoDec 17, 20195 minOnce Upon A Time (A Story About a Princess on a Journey to Self-acceptance)By Noel Baldovino When Sarah, my daughter, was younger I told her bedtime stories. I started them like this – “Once upon a time, a long,...
Angie Theobald SeegmillerNov 26, 20197 minWhat 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...
Mary FurgiueleNov 12, 20193 minSpreading Hope Around the GlobeMy 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...
Annie FrazierOct 8, 20197 minSeek Love and LightClip, Clop, Clip, Clop. I sat in my car crying, watching five-year-old Phoebe walk down the driveway towards her cousin’s Princess Tea...
Brenda HooleySep 16, 20193 minNo Matter WhatI 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...
Cindy ScottJun 24, 20194 minTransitionsLast May, I had a conversation with my 30 year old child (via text) that I never expected. It happened on May 9th, 2018, at 4:37pm. My...
Rachel EllisJun 17, 20194 minFinding Hope for the FutureBy Rachel Ellis When our oldest started intermediate school (sixth and seventh grade in our area), our once happy kid started to...
Jaime JaraJun 3, 20195 minOur Trans-Parent JourneyBy Jaime Jara When I was young and vast opportunities lay before me, I aspired to have my life somehow impact the world for good. I...