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Liz Dyer


 Liz Dyer

Liz Dyer (she/her) is a writer, speaker, activist, and the founder of Real Mama Bears. In 2014, she created a private Facebook group for moms of LGBTQ+ kids hoping to offer connection, support, resources, and a place where moms could work together to make the world safer and more inclusive for LGBTQ+ people. That dream has grown into an organization serving more than 100,000 families annually, 60+ chapters, a variety of private groups, and seven programs serving the LGBTQ+ community. Real Mama Bears has been featured in major media, including the Schitt’s Creek documentary and the award-winning Mama Bears film. Learn more at realmamabears.org.  


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EXPERIENCES
    Activity Time Information
    Show Date
    Sat 5 Sep 2026 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM
    Title ShortUnbound by Love: Stories That Give Us Hope
    Venue Library
    Experience DescriptionIn this heartfelt storytelling session, Sara Cunningham and Liz Dyer, two mothers of LGBTQ+ children, share pivotal moments that transformed their lives—from uncertainty and inherited expectations to fierce love, advocacy, and community. Through powerful stories of the people they’ve met, the lessons they’ve learned, and the ways their own hearts have been expanded, they explore what it means to become unbound by love. These stories invite participants to reflect on the beliefs that bind us—and to imagine the hope, courage, and connection that can emerge when we choose love instead.