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  • Prayers for Bobby

  • A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son
  • By: Leroy Aarons
  • Narrated by: Wentworth Miller
  • Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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By: Leroy Aarons
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Summary

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.
©1995 by Leroy Aarons (P)2022 by Blackstone Publishing
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: LGBTQ+
Gay Studies Grief & Loss Relationships
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Great book, very deep story and a must listen if u are part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

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