Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son

Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son
by Leroy Aarons

Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son
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Author: Leroy Aarons
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-09-20
ISBN: 0062511238
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: HarperOne

Book Reviews of Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son

Book Review: All Too True
Summary: 5 Stars

If you have ever known a family who has lost a youth or child to suicide because of sexual orientation, you probably don't have a clue as to the pain the family experiences. Prayers for Bobby moves you to tears, but then to joy as the author tells of her total condemnation of Bobby in his orientation while living; to the change of heart following his death by suicide. Society needs to come to terms with the truth concering the pain many youth and children in the GLBT community experience. This is a must read for the uninformed!

Summary of Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son

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.

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