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Mama Dragons is growing! We’re currently searching for passionate, dedicated individuals to join our Board of Directors. If you’ve got lived experience, leadership skills, or a heart for supporting LGBTQ+ families, we’d love to hear from you. Learn more by emailing m.v@mamadragons.org. Your voice could help shape the future of Mama Dragons.
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Grandma's Quilts
November is Transgender Awareness Month, so Mama Dragons is highlighting a few of our favorite posts featuring heartfelt stories from...
Neca Allgood
Nov 25, 20213 min read
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Finding Hope for the Future
November is Transgender Awareness Month, so Mama Dragons is highlighting a few of our favorite posts featuring heartfelt stories from...
Rachel Ellis
Nov 18, 20214 min read
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All in the Garden to Flourish
November is Transgender Awareness Month, so Mama Dragons is highlighting a few of our favorite posts featuring heartfelt stories from...
Olivia Petersen
Nov 11, 20215 min read
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A Few Snippets and Glimpses of Me
On Trans Parent day, Mama Dragons celebrates transgender parents who model the joy of authenticity. This blog post shares one transgender...
Em English
Nov 6, 20215 min read
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Mom, I'm Trans
November is Transgender Awareness Month, so Mama Dragons is highlighting a few of our favorite posts featuring heartfelt stories from...
Gretchen Rath
Nov 3, 20214 min read
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My Chosen Child
By Stella Kowalczyk I grew up in a religious home. I was taught to love and give to others, to “…love thy neighbour as thyself.” (Matt...
Stella Kowalczyk
Jun 9, 20214 min read
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One Big Rainbow Family
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...
Shasta Van Arb
Apr 28, 20214 min read
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The Butterfly Boy
By Sarah Kennedy On Christmas of 2003, I knew this was the one. After a series of miscarriages, I knew I was pregnant again and that...
Sarah Kennedy
Feb 17, 20214 min read
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Taught By Our Children
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...
Jasmine-Arabella Post
Feb 3, 20214 min read
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It Comes From Within
By Ruth Cobb I remember telling God once that He could send me any child, and I would love them and care for them no matter what. I was...
Ruth Cobb
Nov 25, 20204 min read
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Journey to Total Boy Mom…
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...
Nicole Harvest Sims
Oct 14, 20205 min read
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Mom, I’m Trans
By Gretchen Rath There is absolutely no way to prepare yourself to hear the words, “Mom, I’m transgender”. When I heard (or actually...
Gretchen Rath
Sep 30, 20204 min read
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My Journey To Becoming Affirming
By Julie Lussier This past year has been life-changing and eye-opening for me. I was never an LGBTQ affirming person. My evangelical...
Julie Lussier
Sep 2, 20203 min read
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Always Meant To Be
By Brandon Connolly It took a moment for the tears to roll down my cheek. Thick, hot tears that hurt as they formed under my eyes. So...
Brandon Connolly
Aug 19, 20205 min read
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An Act Of Love: Being With Someone Who Is Transgender
By Mikayla Seaman Connolly My husband Brandon and I premiered on episode two of the HBO docu-series “We’re Here” where top drag...
Mikayla Seaman Connolly
Aug 5, 20203 min read
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A Few Snippets And Glimpses Of Me
By Em English My mother was measuring, cutting, and sewing the clothes that my brothers and sisters would wear for the upcoming school...
Em English
Jul 14, 20205 min read
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Happy
By Kelly McAfee My mother was baptized into the mainstream LDS faith (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) when she was pregnant...
Kelly McAfee
Jun 17, 20204 min read
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Starting Over – The Real Me
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...
Bobbie Jo Allen
Jun 10, 20206 min read
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All in the Garden to Flourish
By 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...
Olivia Petersen
Apr 29, 20205 min read
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Our Journey Has Been Our Own
Born and raised in the Latter Day Saint (Mormon) faith, and never knowing anyone from the LGBTQ community closely, I feel that we have...
Amy Gustin Mowrer
Apr 2, 20209 min read
448 views
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