I Think I Might Be Trans
My first step on this journey came when my youngest child and I were eating dinner one fall evening. Homecoming was around the corner,...
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Lindsay Kjar
Mar 7, 20224 min read
My Non-Binary Teen
All I’d ever known of queer humans were stories of hiding and shame. A friend in his late thirties whose entire family was told by the...
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Rachel Ellis
Nov 18, 20214 min read
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...
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Em English
Nov 6, 20215 min read
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...
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Gretchen Rath
Nov 3, 20214 min read
Mom, I'm Trans
November is Transgender Awareness Month, so Mama Dragons is highlighting a few of our favorite posts featuring heartfelt stories from...
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Amy Grubbs
Jan 20, 20215 min read
Our Beautiful, Messy Life
By Amy Grubbs This is a brief compilation of memories that hopefully will be useful and provide a snapshot of how my family has navigated...
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Genie Skaggs
Dec 9, 20204 min read
An Intersex Journey
By Genie Skaggs There were two things medical professionals told me in the early days and weeks after my daughter was born in 1991 that...
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Jill Mortensen
Nov 11, 20205 min read
Freedom From Fear
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...
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Carol Lynn Pearson
Oct 28, 20202 min read
On the Divine Mama Dragon Herself
By Carol Lynn Pearson Hi, dear Mama Dragons! Always so grateful for the good work you are doing, and so happy to be your friend in...
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Nicole Harvest Sims
Oct 14, 20205 min read
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...
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Gretchen Rath
Sep 30, 20204 min read
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...
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Kristin Higham Walters
Sep 16, 20204 min read
Thank you, Mylie
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...
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Julie Lussier
Sep 2, 20203 min read
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...
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Alicia Brown
Aug 26, 20202 min read
You Do You
By 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
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Kami Hunley Jackson
Jul 29, 20205 min read
We Get To Be Our Children’s Champions
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...
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Em English
Jul 14, 20205 min read
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...
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Amber McMillan
Jul 8, 20205 min read
Unapologetically Himself
By Amber McMillan One of the greatest gifts I have been given is being the mother of a gay son. I do not say this because this child is...
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Blaire Ostler
Jun 29, 20204 min read
A Mother Dragon Was Born
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,...
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Monica Matthews
Jun 24, 20205 min read
The Perfect Ice Cream Cone
By Monica Matthews I learned about foreshadowing in college during a Film Noir course. Foreshadowing is often used in movies to drop...
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Kelly McAfee
Jun 17, 20204 min read
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...
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