Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Sigourney Weaver stars in this emotional true story about a 1970s religious suburban housewife and mother who struggles to accept her young son Bobby being gay. What happens to Bobby is tragic and causes Mary to question her faith; ultimately this mom changes her views in ways that she never could have imagined.
Prayers for Bobby is the story about a woman who is so devout in religion that she tells her gay son unless he changes he is dead to her. When her son, Bobby commits suicide she is the one who changes.
Prayers for Bobby is a true story that takes place in the ’70s, but 30 years later the story is sadly just as relevant. This is a must watch because it shows how a parent can mistakenly shun a child for a being gay in the name of religion and then realize the interpretation might have been wrong.
So tune in to a story that is told so well that every parent should watch tonight on Lifetime at 9p.
