On Trans Parent day, Mama Dragons celebrates transgender parents who model the joy of authenticity. This blog post shares one transgender...

By Shasta Van Arb January 2018 seems like a lifetime ago now, especially after how far we’ve come, but I feel as if that’s when my...

By Rissa Koenig I had a distinct feeling that my son might be gay when he was very young, four or five. It wasn’t one big thing, but many...

by Kelly Mattingly I used to think I knew what it meant to be a Christian. All I had to do was go to church every week, follow the Golden...

By Jasmine-Arabella Post It has always amazed me how much you can learn from your children.  When they are barely able to speak they will...

By Barbara Gillespie I was raised in the LDS Church. I was taught to believe marriage and love were acceptable in the eyes of God ONLY...

By Karen Eddington I am the mother of four sons, no daughters.  Our house was one filled with testosterone and activity.  All of my sons...

By 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...

By Nicole Harvest Sims Hi, all! My name is Nicole, and I have two kiddos.  They are both adults now, really.  The oldest is almost 25 and...

By Kristin Higham Walters I grew up youngest of three in Utah County with parents who raised us in the Church of Jesus Christ of...

By Kami Hunley Jackson My journey to becoming a member of Mama Dragons has been ten years in the making. I will have to admit that when...

By Em English My mother was measuring, cutting, and sewing the clothes that my brothers and sisters would wear for the upcoming school...

By 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,...

By Kelly McAfee My mother was baptized into the mainstream LDS faith (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) when she was pregnant...

By Bobbie Jo Allen I came into the world as a male 65 years ago, named after my father Robert, born and raised in Cache Valley, Utah, the...

By 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...

By 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...

By Buddy Gharring, Pastor at Twin UMC In about 2012, at a moment when I felt especially lost in the world, I was lucky to find a friend....

Born and raised in the Latter Day Saint (Mormon) faith, and never knowing anyone from the LGBTQ community closely, I feel that we have...

I came out in high school in 1990 when I was in 10th grade. I grew up in a progressive community but was convinced I was the ONLY...