In The Den with Mama Dragons
You're navigating parenting an LGBTQ+ child without a manual and knowing what to do and what to say isn't always easy. Each week we’ll visit with other parents of queer kids, talk with members of the LGBTQ+ community, learn from experts, and together explore ways to better parent our LGBTQ+ children. Join with us as we walk and talk with you through this journey of raising healthy, happy, and productive LGBTQ+ humans.
Episodes
106 episodes
The Mama Dragon Behind the Masterpiece Cake Lawsuit
As Mama Dragons, we often find ourselves in places where we have the opportunity to stand up and advocate for our queer children. Today In the Den, Jen sits down with fierce Mama Dragon Debbie Thomas to talk about her ...
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Episode 90
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51:48
Fighting Back Against Transphobic Laws
As states across the nation continue to target transgender children, some families flee for safety and refuge. Some families choose to be as invisible as possible for their safety, and we support and celebrate that. But other fam...
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Episode 89
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1:01:17
Words With Friends 14
Words with Friends episodes are bonus episodes where different members of Mama Dragons provide definitions for LGBTQ related topics. This episode includes the following definitions:Prejudice shared by...
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The Truth About Transition
People around the world battle with self-image and self-esteem issues. Humans do a lot of things to look presentable and attractive, or even acceptable, to the world around them. Society sets unrealistic expectations about what it mean...
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Episode 88
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1:04:31
All About Project 2025
Project 2025 is a comprehensive initiative developed by The Heritage Foundation as a blueprint for any administration willing to take it on. Many people have seen or heard of it in news headlines, but not as many really understand what...
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Episode 87
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1:00:48
The History of Conversion Therapy
Conversion therapy, sometimes known as reparative therapy, targets LGBTQ+ people and seeks to change their sexual or gender identities.Conversion therapy has been shown to be harmful and has been categorically rejected by every mainstream me...
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Episode 86
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49:38
Reconstructing after Evangelicalism
As individuals who love and celebrate the queer people in our lives, we are very aware that their journey to accepting themselves is not always an easy one. There are lots of intersections that come together to make every journey uniqu...
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Episode 85
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1:00:38
The Science of Gender with Dr. Jack Turban
Many of our children are more expansive with regard to gender than we would have ever considered in our generation. As parents of LGBTQ+ children, we are invested in having the tools we need to best support them and help them as they n...
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Episode 84
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1:04:30
Fighting for Gender Affirming Care
In the last couple of years, states have ramped up their attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, introducing laws surrounding sports, books, and even healthcare. 24 states have banned gender affirming care for youth, and many of those laws ar...
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Episode 83
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1:04:08
Latinx and Queer
As human beings, we are all more than just one thing. We each hold more than one identity, and our cultural and ethnic backgrounds play huge parts in how we experience the world. Today In the Den, guest host Sara LaWal...
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Episode 82
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Meet Liz Welch
Mama Dragons has a new Executive Director! Liz Welch brings new leadership, new enthusiasm, and new ideas to Mama Dragons, so we thought it was important to introduce this new Executive Director to our podcast listeners and give her a chance...
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Episode 81
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47:46
Getting Allyship Right
There is currently a lot of public discourse around what an LGBTQ+ ally is and isn’t. We know that our listening audience wants to be allying well and often, and as the political climate in the country continues to put our LGBTQ+ loved...
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Episode 80
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1:00:51
Words With Friends 13
rds with Friends episodes are bonus episodes where different members of Mama Dragons provide definitions for LGBTQ related topics. This episode includes the following definitions:Biphobia shared by CC...
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Mama Dragons Stories: Heather
There are similarities and differences between all of our individual stories. We come from diverse religious backgrounds, political parties, family dynamics, and geographic areas. Each of us started at different levels of acceptance, but we ...
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Episode 79
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1:01:15
Banned Books
Many states and school districts are threatening to defund libraries and are challenging books at an increasing rate. Removing books from library shelves reduces public access to information and is often part of an attempt to control w...
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Episode 78
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52:36
Indigenous and Queer
Gender and sexuality have been understood and expressed in a wide variety of ways in different parts of the world, in different cultures, and throughout history. As we learn more about other worldviews, our understanding expands, and we can ...
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Episode 77
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1:20:04
The Intersection of Religion and Queer Identities
When they find out that their child is somewhere on the LGBTQ+ spectrum, parents are often forced to examine their faith in entirely new ways, and it’s hard stuff–earth shifting, ground shaking, life changing, relationship destroying sort of...
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Episode 76
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45:48
Parenting While Queer
A recurring concern that we hear from parents when their child comes out as LGBTQ+ involves family, and more specifically the fear of losing the possibility of future family. Parents are sometimes worried when they find out they have a queer...
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Episode 75
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1:08:54
When Parents Disagree
In a perfect world, all parents would be prepared to welcome news of a queer child with love and affirmation. As we all know, we aren’t there yet, and sometimes one parent is ready to do what has been shown to be best practices while another...
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Episode 74
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1:01:02
The Possible Dream
Parents often worry about the future of their children. And sometimes that intensifies for a bit when their child comes out. They wonder if their child will be able to find love and relationship. They wonder if their child ...
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Episode 73
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1:20:53
Words with Friends 12
Words with Friends 12Words with Friends episodes are bonus episodes where different members of Mama Dragons provide definitions for LGBTQ related topics. This episode includes the following definition...
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Preparing for Pride
Pride events happen around the calendar all across the country, but June is officially Pride month, and the entire month is filled with opportunities to celebrate with our LGBTQ+ loved ones. With the party on the horizon, some of us might ha...
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Episode 72
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1:06:12
Adoption, Transition, and a Love Story
Content Warning: This episodes has mentions of suicidal ideation.In this week’s episode of In the Den, Jen visits with special guests Alex and Christy Florence about their individual j...
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Episode 71
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1:03:47
Mama Dragons Stories: Chelsea
There are similarities and differences between all of our individual stories as Mama Dragons. We come from diverse religious backgrounds, political parties, family dynamics, and geographic areas. Each of us started at different levels of acc...
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Episode 70
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1:11:29
Creating Family Through Foster Care
Queer youth are overrepresented in the foster care system, meaning that the percentage of youth in foster care who are LGBTQ is significantly larger than the percentage of LGBTQ youth in the general population. Choosing to become a resource ...
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Episode 69
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