Episode 125: Seeing through a rainbow filter w/ Jill Mortensen

Jill Naylor Mortensen is a fierce and proud Mama Dragon. Throughout the past seven years, her journey of leaning in, listening, and learning to become a better LGBTQ+ advocate and ally has opened the door for numerous opportunities to serve alongside the local queer community. She has spent countless hours listening to, and believing, the stories of LGBTQ+ individuals and their families through her volunteer work with Encircle St. George, where she served as Advisory Board Chair. A 2022 St. George Area Chamber of Commerce Element Award honoree, Jill is not afraid to bring awareness to the ongoing challenges many queer people face living in Southern Utah and is deeply committed to creating a community where everyone belongs. She strives to educate others through the power of story by openly sharing her family’s journey of fully embracing and celebrating their own queer child. Jill is happiest lounging on the back patio of her home, listening to music and sipping a cold beverage with her husband of twenty one years, Marc. Together, they’re raising three children, one astonishingly resilient goldfish and a fluffy feline nicknamed “Kitty.”

Connect with Jill on Instagram @jill_mortensen

Find out more about Encircle here https://encircletogether.org and Pride of Southern Utah here https://www.prideofsouthernutah.org

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