Prayers for Bobby
Jan 24, 2009 | IMDB 8.1
89 min Watch NowDrama, History, TV Movie
Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of, much less understood, Bobby finally came out to his family.
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