![PRAYERS FOR BOBBY (BLU RA - MO [Blu-ray] [2009]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51XKPRWaU8L._SX300_SY300_QL70_ML2_.jpg)
I originally read the book that this movie is based on almost ten years ago. It was such an emotional journey, and yet inspiring story that forever touched my soul. Below is the review I wrote almost ten years ago on the book (here on amazon) with some changes based on me viewing the movie and since coming out. I am very thankful for this beautiful book and movie which helped me come to terms with my own sexuality. I hope it inspires, changes and even saves lives like it did mine.
This book PRAYERS FOR BOBBY is about a a young adult named Bobby Griffith who was an all american guy, but who also happened to be gay, and his mother who has to come to terms with the suicide of her gay son. In this book you see how Bobby faced with the pressure of his family and his religion telling him it is wrong to be gay. You will also read many bone chilling excerpts of Bobbys most personal thoughts straight out of his journal, which shows how much Bobby had been going through from the fight with his religious beliefs to selling himself on the streets as a SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE. There seems like no other answer and soon the pressure is to much to take and Bobby decides to take his own life. Bobbys mom Mary Griffith who was fearful of her sons sexuality and who was a churchgoer used to pray her son would be healed from this sickness, but once her son dies she decided to transform her life by being a national crusador for gay and lesbian youth. This book realy touched my heart and soul because when I was 10 I lost my uncle who was 20 to suicide. We were very close my uncle was not gay as far as we knew, but suicide became something I had no choice but to learn at an early age. This book was a life changing book for me as it made me confront many of my own issues I had to face growing up as a teen. I always knew I was different and this book along with Madonna gave me the courage to finally come out in my mid twenties. PRAYERS FOR BOBBY is one of those books that inspire you to be better and to not judge others by there sexual preferences. I say if you have not read this book you really need to. This book is sad, but yet one of the most inspirational true stories I have ever read. This is about real life and real life does not always have the storybook happy ending, but will inspire so many people.
Sigourney Weaver gave an outstanding performance as her portrayal of Mary Griffith, and Ryan Kelley also gave an amazing performance as Bobby. The movie is very emotional and hard to hold back the tears, but by the end of the movie you see how inspiring and life changing Bobbies death had on his mother. I highly recommend this beautiful movie to anyone who is struggling to understand or coming to terms with being gay.
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