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Mama Bears

James Shani

Tiffany Boyle

Elsa Ramo

Amy Bench

Kelly Creedon

Hajer S.I. Salem

Kathryn M. Moseley

Patty Quillin

Daresha Kyi

Laura Tatham

Chris Panizzon

Sally Jo Fifer

Lois Voissen

Scotch Ellis Loring

Spread across the country but connected through private Facebook groups, over 30,000 mothers in America—many from conservative, Christian backgrounds—fully accept their LGBTQ+ children. And they call themselves "mama bears" because while their love is warm and fuzzy, they fight ferociously to make the world kinder and safer for all LGBTQ+ people. MAMA BEARS explores the journeys of two mama bears and a young lesbian whose struggle for self-acceptance exemplifies why the mama bears movement is vitally important.

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