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Preview: Season 24 Episode 16 | 30s | Video has closed captioning.
They call one another “mama bears” because of the ferocity with which they fight for their children’s rights. Although they grew up as fundamentalist, evangelical Christians praying for the souls of LGTBQ people, these mothers are now willing to risk losing friends, family, and faith communities to champion their kids—even if it challenges their belief systems and rips apart their worlds.
Airing: 06/19/23
For the longest time, I felt like the only gay Christian.
- When she told me, I can remember crying for days.
- You imagine your child burning for eternity.
Mama Bear tribe made me brave.
- The Bible tells us some are made this way and my child is fearfully and wonderfully made.
- Once you know how important fighting for your kid is, you can't do anything else.
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