This week I decided to focus on the film “Prayers for Bobby” that is based on the book of the same name written by Leroy F. Aarons. The film is based on a true story about Bobby Griffith, a gay man that killed himself in 1983 because of his own mother’s homophobia. The story follows how Bobby’s mother starts to question her beliefs after Bobby commits suicide and ultimately delivers a speech that ends with “before you echo amen in your home and place of worship, think, think and remember a child is listening” as a reminder that bigotry and hate towards people can have dire consequences.
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