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.
A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son
Paperback
Publication Date: 09/08/1996
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.
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.
- ISBN:
- 9780062511232
- 9780062511232
- Category:
- True stories
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 09-08-1996
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions (mm):
- 137x202x17mm
- Weight:
- 0.26kg
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