Independent Lens “Mama Bears”

Tuesday, June 20 at 9 p.m.

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.

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