Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son
by Leroy F. Aaronsliterary work· published 1995
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Bobby Griffith was an all-American boy ...and he was gay. Faced with an irresolvable conflict-for both his family and his religion taught him that being gay was "wrong"-Bobby chose to take his own life.Prayers for Bobby, nominated for a 1996 Lambda Literary Award, is the story of the emotional journey that led Bobby to this tragic conclusion. But it is also the story of Bobby's mother, a fearful churchgoer who first prayed that her son would be "healed," then anguished over his suicide, and ultimately transformed herself into a national crusader for gay and lesbian youth.As told through Bobby's poignant journal entries and his mother's reminiscences, Prayers for Bobby is at once a moving personal story, a true profile in courage, and a call to arms to parents everywhere.
Adaptations (1)
Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son was adapted into a 2009 television film.
Prayers for Bobby2009 · television film · 90 min · dir. Russell Mulcahy · IMDb ↗IMDb8.073%Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of, much less understood, Bobby finally came out to his family.
