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Prayers for Bobby : a mother's coming to terms with the suicide of her gay son / Leroy Aarons.
Van Pelt Library HQ75.8.G75 A25 1995
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aarons, Leroy.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Griffith, Bobby, 1963-1983.
- Griffith, Bobby.
- Gay men--United States--Diaries.
- Gay men.
- Gay men--Suicidal behavior--United States.
- Gay men--Suicidal behavior.
- Homophobia.
- Religious fundamentalism.
- Parents of gay people.
- Diaries.
- United States.
- Gay men--Family relationships--United States.
- Gay men--Family relationships.
- Griffith, Mary, 1934-.
- Griffith, Mary.
- Parents of gays--United States.
- Parents of gays.
- Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States.
- Homosexuality.
- Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Religious fundamentalism--United States.
- Homophobia--United States--Religious aspects.
- Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, [1995]
- Summary:
- Bobby Griffith, at the age of 15, realized that he was gay and in conflict with his religious upbringing. Through Bobby's journal entries and his mother's reminiscences we learn of the emotional torment that led Bobby to take his own life. Prayers for Bobby takes readers through his mother's anguish and disbelief to her transformation from biblical literalist to enlightened parent.
- ISBN:
- 006251122X
- 0062511238
- OCLC:
- 31660414
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