A letter from our Mama Dragons blog editor
By Laura Howells Leavitt This has been a humbling year for me as I’ve invited and gathered the sometimes heartbreaking, oftentimes...
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Marion McClellan
Oct 21, 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...
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Rachel Ellsworth
Oct 14, 20193 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,...
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Annie Frazier
Oct 8, 20197 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...
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Diane Oviatt
Sep 30, 20194 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...
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Julie Turnbull
Sep 16, 20191 min read
Julie’s Story
Watch Julie's video about her experiences with a gay son and Mama Dragons.
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Brenda Hooley
Sep 16, 20193 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...
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Marcie D. Schear
Sep 2, 20194 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...
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Lisa Evans Dame
May 13, 20193 min read
Here Be Dragons
The dragon, as folklore, exists in almost every ancient civilization from the beginning of recorded history. They were often portrayed as...
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Glenda Crump
May 6, 20195 min read
I Choose My Child
Finding out my daughter Candice was gay was not something I was prepared for. She was always very feminine, wore make-up, kept her hair...
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Clare McFadyen
Apr 29, 20194 min read
Pride!
I am proud to belong to Mama Dragons, a worldwide network of mothers seeking to ensure a world where our LGBTQ children cannot only live...
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Rachel Ellis
Apr 18, 20191 min read
Rachel’s Story
Rachel shares her experience when her daughter came out as transgender and how she and her family found support and understanding amidst...
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Wendy Williams Montgomery
Apr 1, 20194 min read
The Birth of Mama Dragons
By Wendy Williams Montgomery We are a supportive group of mothers. We are champions of faith, family, and LGBTQIA+ communities. We are...
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Jen Blair
Mar 25, 20194 min read
It Was a Miraculous Mix of Organic and Divine
Mama Dragons has come a long way in a few years. At the start of 2014, Gina Crivello created a Facebook group for the 8-10 women who were...
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Jill Hazard Rowe
Mar 18, 20193 min read
Our Beginnings
As a mom with an LGBTQ child, Mama Dragons has been a source of strength and support for me from the very beginning. After my son came...
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Ismael Duarte Valerio
Mar 7, 20193 min read
Un Momento Clave en mi Vida
Tenía aproximadamente un año de haber regresado de la misión, y aunque ya había tomado la decisión de hablar con mi familia no encontraba...
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Ismael Duarte Valerio
Mar 7, 20194 min read
The True Gift of Love
I don’t remember the exact month, but I found myself in a park in San Diego, California where I would often escape to, reflecting on life...
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Monica Johns
Feb 7, 20194 min read
The Gift of Massive Empathy
Our son came out to us just after high school graduation in 2014. It’s remarkable to me how much change can happen in such a short amount...
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Chrisann Toelupe
Jan 30, 20194 min read
Love is What Matters Most
I guess I’ve always suspected that our oldest son, Christian, was gay. His development was atypical of most boys. He loved The Little...
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Wendy Stringfellow VonSosen
Jan 8, 20195 min read
Expanding the Harbor for Mothers in 2019
Life is unpredictable. Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, opportunities open up and you find yourself looking back and...
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