Story about Prayers for Bobby / 为巴比祈祷 / 为鲍比的祈祷 / 天佑鲍比
True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her rel...
True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aaron.
In "Prayer for Bobby," Mary Griffith is a devout Christian who raises her children with the conervative teachings of the Presbyterian Church. However, when her son Bobby confides to his older brother he may be gay, life changes for the entire family after Mary learn about his secret. While Bobby's father and siblings slowly come to terms with his homosexuality, Mary believes God can cure him of what she conider his 'sin' and peruades Bobby to pray harder and seek solace in church activities in hopes of changing him. Desperate for his mother's approval, Bobby does what is asked of him, but through it all, the church's apparent disapproval of homosexuality causes him to grow increasingly withdrawn and depressed. Guilty over the pain he is causing Mary, Bobby moves away, yet hopes that some day his mother will accept him. His subsequent depression and self-loathing intenifies as he blames himself for not being the 'perfect' son and is driven to suicide. Faced with their tragedy, ...
