This is simply stunning my friend! And you have an "Instant New Subscriber Gay "Uncle", and friend in Bobby Griffiths' old lover/boyfriend "Blaine" here! Words such as this appear to be defining many in your remarkable generation, who are all going to end up changing the "Paradigm" on " Bigotry,Homophobia, Racism, Sexism" , you name it! And "Sweet One", I f**king love and am so proud of you all for it!
Hey my sweet friend, this is Bobby Griffiths' old lover/boyfriend "Blaine" here, and I thought I'd share with you that I did see the "Real Mary Griffith" lats July, at an event awarding the first ever "Bobby Griffith Memorial Scholarship" and she's still strongly committed to the safety, well being, and happiness of LGBTQ youth, and all young people for that matter! It will in fact by the year 2013, be 30 years since her sons' passing!
The really sad part of being gay is that nearly all gays have straight parents that really don't understand what being gay is really like or what it means. I believe God has a plan for every person born and it is instilled in the child's genes at conception. God doesn't make mistakes. Men make mistakes. God loves diversity as witnessed by the different colors of our skin and eyes and hair. God loves gays just as he loves straight.
Rest assured my sweet UK friend, that though people like what "Mary" was in those days do still exist, today unlike then, they are increasingly in the minority, if not the extreme fringe! I just saw Bobbys' mother Mary Griffith last week, and she and I discussed this remarkable change! We both were having a hard time wrapping our heads around the fact that her son will have been gone 30 years in 2013!
Fine strong film!!! THANKS!!! Who understand-that will understand. It is given not to everyone!!! GOD of it doesn't understand... Unfortunately... It is a pity... Tears flow falls... Greetings from Russia!!!
Fine strong film!!! THANKS!!! Who understand-that will understand. It is given not to everyone!!! GOD of it doesn't understand... Unfortunately... It is a pity... Tears flow falls... Greetings from Russia!!!
I watched Prayers For Bobby 5 times. Honestly - I started to cry when the film begin, and can't stop even the film end... This may childish but that movie change my life. In moment of my life I was like Mary Griffith and Bobby in one person. I was lost and didn't know the answer for question: who am I? Lucky me that I can watch this movie.
Leo meu amigo! I know you'll understand my excitement! I haven't had contact with or heard from Bobbys' Mother "Mary": in years, but secretly was hoping someone would forward my contact info to her, we do in fact live less than 20 miles apart! Then today out of nowhere I get an email from her!
We had a couple of delightful exchanges, and I offered to take her out for coffee! She emailed me back, inviting me to a "Family Barbeque" this Sunday, where I look forward to informing her that a young "Brazilian Man" named Leo, hosts a Youtube channel dedicated to the memory of her son!
I absolutely love Sigourney Weaver. She's my favorite actress of all time. If you look at her roles over the years, you'll see that she always plays strong yet feminine characters. That, and the fact that she has a timeless beauty, like no matter how old she gets, she will still be attractive.
"Amico Mio" Just the mere fact that you pose that question, assuming some collective responsibility for Bobby' death just slays me sweet guy! You see years ago after Bobby's death, when it became known that I had been his lover/boyfriend people, and not just a few, asked me "And when do you plan to join him"? What a beautifully changed world it is today! That Bobby is at peace I have no doubt! That you recognize that an injustice was done to him, is a blessing upon you!
But I get so ANGRY! This is happening alot, and i don't understand it! Some people are so blind and stupid! If god thought being gay or lesbian then why did he create them? It is usually said that god created EVERYTHING, would that mean even gays? Why can two men or two women feel sexual pleasure, if it was never ment to be? Sex isn't only about making children, and even god knows that. I don't get it, there are so many holes in peoples arguments.
as a gay man i can really imagne what it means when you think that all people are against you – also the parents. i also wanted to kill myself.....but i didnt do it. and today as a 38 years old man with a great man on my side all thing has come to a good end. my parents love me and my bf. although i didnt watch that movie till now, i could start to cry seeing the trailer. i bought the DVD today...... big greets to all gay boys who are scared to do the coming out!
Bless you for that "Buddy"! I will tell you it was terrible! I did everything I could for years after his suicide to forget that Bobby Griffith and I had been lovers as boys! The whole gamut booze, drugs, parties, whoring, you name it! It was just too damn painful to think back on! And truth be told for years absolutely no one gave a damn about my pain, so for awhile I turned it into rage! But ultimately that accomplished nothing!
Thought I should write a comment since this film had an effect on me. I am straight and Catholic and believe strongly in the Church's teachings on Social Justice. It is a shame that such bigotry still exists within our society and with in our Church/churches. Maybe being gay is a sin, maybe not, but even if it is, how is it any worse that any other sin. Who amongst us has never sinned. We are a race of sinners. However, I don't believe being gay is a sin, I see God loves them like us. God bless!
"Amico Mio" for a person to speak with such grace, generosity, as well as a very big and kind heart, and to have been raised "In the Bosom of Holy Mother Church" as it were is breathtaking to me! It offers Bobby Griffiths' former lover/ boyfriend here, the supreme hope that when someday you marry and raise children of your own, they too will have the same wonderful outlook! May G-D Bless you!
Beautiful and heartbreaking movie. I can't believe I just tonight watched it for the first time. I didn't even realize it was portraying a real life until the end. How horrible. I'm so glad I decided to record it on our DVR, I think it will stay there for awhile. :)
I'm m2f trans...and I'm so proud of my mother...she loves and accepts me for who I am...despite the opposition and grief she gets from a couple of religious members of my family....she see's how happy I am,now that I'm no longer fighting to try and be something I never was..I'm so blessed and grateful I was born to her....I love you mum...your daughter Cate xoxoxo
I always get mad after watching this film...It's just unbelieveable, what a mother can do to her own son, just because she thinks, its against the nature,or against, what god wants. I'm thinking about doing a project, maybe a presentation, in my class at school. Lucky me, my classmates are really tolerant, but sometimes they are ignorant. They don't see discrimination. Maybe this film will open their eyes.
@ShadowandTear Good luck doing that presentation =) I know you didnt ask for it, but there's a great documentary about religion vs homosexuality called 'For The Bible Tells Me So', if you'd need more resource
@ShadowandTear I just watched the move and i loved it it is a powerfull and hart wrenching move all the way to the end .I hope that you did do the presentation for school and that you got through to some people and open there eyes it is 2011 it should not be like this any more
Ce film est tout simplement magnifique ! J'ai été très ému, et il m'a donné envie de découvrir le livre. J'espère que nous évoluerons dans les années à venir, afin d'éviter d'avantages de tristesse dans notre monde...
I'm straight...but even i can't believe that even in this day and time parents can't accept their children for who they are? i mean how could you carry a baby within you for approx 9months and not love them for who they r? i makes me sick that some ppl r so f***ing closed-minded...i my oppinion love is love no matter who ur in love with.
Thank you so much for putting this vid together. the song n movie fit together so well...ur amazing.
Greetings my very generous and passionate "straight" friend! Yes you are correct my friend, Mary Griffiths' treatment of her son Bobby was deplorable! However, please allow me to tell you that Mary went on after Bobbys' death to champion the wellbeing of other young people, both gay and straight! It took many years for me to forgive her, for I had loved her soon deeply! That was almost 30yrs ago, alas children are still choosing death over being gay! It must stop!
@blainebill39 Wow, were you really his boyfriend once? All these years later commenting on a Youtube video about a movie made to tell his story? That's a wonderful thought. I'm so sorry for the loss of your love, I can't imagine having to go through that, or what Bobby had to endure. ♥
@blainebill39 wow this movie reminds me what my mom said to me when i came out about 6 months ago and yes it made me feel like i didn't deserve to live because what my mom says or thinks about me is very important, after watching this movie and cry i know that god loves us how we are.
I PM'd you earlier darling, hang in there and just know that unlike the time that Bobby and I were two "Out" boys in love, today many will in fact stand up and envelope you with love and support! And not just legions of your gay brothers and sisters, but masses of straight folks all around you as well! I'm here if ever you should need me!
@Inuyashadrona : stop ur fucking words, do u know d feeling of true love???? boy to boy love is not a bad thing..itz just heart feeling, really so much beautiful thing, in this world all human being hav hear, sentiment n love..... truy to understand d love of soulmate...
@saravsaran yes i do kno the feeling of true love i was not condeming gays or lesbians...i do not think that boyxboy love is a bad thing i myself m bisexual...i was comdemning those that r so close minded that don't think that gays n les should b able 2 love...i'm srry if u mistoke my words in a wrong way hell sum of my best friends r gay n bi i myself have no prob w/ it
Hey my sweet friend! Though I'm not familiar with the Country Codes, I believe "IN" woud indicate that you hail from the land of the "Bhagavad Gītā" and the "Mahabharata"? I just wanted you to know how much you've moved Bobby Griffiths' old lover/boyfriend "Blaine" here, with this sweet plea of yours! May G-D bless you, my friend!
I recently located my dogeared copy of the late Leroy Aarons original biography. In the chapter entitled "The Leper" , Bobby recalls me in terms far more generous than I could have ever hoped for! I was however very disturbed to reread of just
how dispirited poor Bobby was! A self loathing so crippling that I cried! I was trying
at the time myself to cope with all the "angst" that a young person endures, that I was just far too young myself to perceive his pain.
a ver cual es el proble de los padres con que sus hijos seamos gay no hay ninguno es como somos y neta que si dan ganas de hecer lo que hizo el protagonista
Thanks for this amazing video! everybody should know this: "We are the one, we are the people" if our mama or daddy's will not be with us i dunno what is gonna be. take this see what he had done to hisself and to his family! We want to live in peace!!!
i really want to see this movie but then again i don't because i'll be sad as hell, i also want to say that we are all equal in the eyes of god despite sexual orientation & for those of you that are gay/lesbian whatever i want to tell you that i am sorry that people are to ignorant to understand & that you are beautiful & should never be ashamed of who you are because it is you.
@blainebill39 thanks for the comment. I think we all owe this to Bobby and to the people that assured his story to be known :) (i am doing my part, and so are you)
@Tato687 i saw it on youtube, a few days after it was released in lifetime, and downloaded it. But then they removed the movie parts. I think you can easily download it via torrent
Nice song. PFB is an awesome movie. If you have a heart at all, you'll cry your eyes out. No one should have to be put through what he endured. Love is thicker than hate. <3
I was unable to bring myself to read "A Prayer For Bobby" for about a year after
its' release. I was fearful of reading something unflattering about myself in it!
I was pleasantly surprised when I finally did. One passage did however cause me angst, where Bobby (I'll paraphrase) writes that staying at my fathers' house
made him feel like one of the"Beverly Hillbillies", ouch! Just the thought of having
adorei o filme Prayers for Bobby, e ele me ajudou bastante. Com ele consegui me entender melhor e quando meus pais viram o filme, as coisas realmente mudaram em casa. Só tenho a agradecer *-*
I haven't seen the movie yet... but the scenes made me cry... me, too, Im gay, but not yet accepted by my parents (my mother knows, but hopes I'll marry a woman someday... and my father doesn't know yet...).
I´m gay, and i´m craying just watching the trailer, I want to see the complete movie. I had no problems being gay at home, but I have a lot of friends, including my boyfriend who had it, and have it actually. Thanks.
@BobbyGriffith sadly it does not all ways help i have all most the same problem as bobby did its not my mum tho its my sister who acts like mary did some people are just to blinded by faith that they stand by there bible and church teachings 100% without questioning it saying that prayers for bobby is sad but inspirational it gives people like me hope blessings of love and light
@blainebill39 thank you while i am a pagan i do know the bible looking at it from the outside i can find things the same as many pagan faiths and also the contrdictions in it but thats ok i treat everyone the same as equals and with love so i told my sister accept me fully or forget me but what ever she does im still going to love her if i must i will cut off all contact with her till she comes around blessings of love and light
@blainebill39 as for Prayers for Bobby i have the book and dvd got the book 1st read it once the dvd took me a year to find the movie ive watched 7 times mum and my sis watched it mum and me cried my as for my sis there was nothing a few tears after are chat a few mins later i need to re read the book but i drew form ot my passion for equal rights and human rights there so much that needs to be done and its sad what happned to bobby still happens today :(
@bbbfire I have a question, I am having a difficult time ACTUALLY liking the books I read, but I loved to read Prayers for Bobby, do you know another good book I could read?
you did a nice job but, i have always wondered what makes people gay and make other normal? please if any1 have an answer for the questin i would like to hear it!
@Kimono369 but ok, answering the real question... i think that this 'culture' was imposed long time ago in some parts of the world, and it still survives among the whole world. But you can find examples in nature that love isnt ruled by any law in most species, only breeding is.
I just finished watching the movie, and it was great.
I´m gay, Catholic, and 25 years old from Chile.
It is very hard to understand ourselves when we have some beliefs. It is a hard way to move on, but as Christ had a Cross, being gay is our own Cross, and we have to try to teach and show to the people that, as Bobby, much of us are people with good thoughts and good persons
It´s sad to know that Bobby´s story has already happened, still happens, and still will happen in the world
@malditoamigote by the way, I´m very proud to have a good boyfriend, for the last 7 years, and I wish it be more years on, and proud to have the support and the understanding of my whole family, friends and all people who cares me
growing up Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Bisexual is hard to do. im going through it right now im a Bisexual teen and my parentsour major Homophobs and i cant stand their ignorance and i just cant imagine having to end my life just to make them understand
I hate the word (sodomy)! I don't understand how some people can say we are evil,that so is not true. When i was born i felt god in a odd way and i never through evil things at all. I felt like i was sent from god even tho i was gay. Odd but true! We gay and lesbians will fight until we have equal rights! When i'm with a man i feel so whole that there is nothing missing but if it was with a women there would be loads missing! A man would make me complete! I am gay and proud! Lets win gay people!
First can I say, loved this movie. Will always remain my number one because of how it made me weep for DAYS! Secondly, in reply to your post, we are not evil. I state that. I am like Bobby in the movie, aged 14, feeling trapped and nowhere to go. I recently lost my best friend because he couldn't handle it. My whole world fell apart.
I agree completely. i am whole too when i am with a man and especially the man that i love. There is nothing dirty or evil about this. we are who God made us to be/
As a Christian, I truly believe that the only sin which God cannot forgive are those which do not believe in him through the son Jesus Christ. The Bible does state about homosexuality being a sin, but we are all sinners. If a homosexual believes in God, he is not damned to go to hell. If I had a gay child, I would not love him one bit less because if he believed in Jesus, I know he would go to heaven.
@ladygeena81 I agree with your general sentiment and wish others shared the general idea. I might disagree based upon extensive study of what truly is sin, Biblically speaking, but I love your thought.
but how about his mother... did he care about her...
he shouldn't kill himself...do you see how sadful and regretful she can't take anymore...
cry for him cause i'm gay too... but if my mom can't accept it ... it's ok with with me... i hide it as my life's secret and bury my love deep down in my heart... cause i don't wanna see my mom sad like her
He loved his mom and tried to make her understand, did she cares about his feeling, cares if he were sad? but the fact is she loved her son, but was so ignorant. Sometimes people get pushed to the limit and they aren't thinking right, and that is the option they choose, but in a way they had no other option at that moment, but that did make his mom wake up, and now she is working her best to make the world a more safe environment for GLBT
I know how you feel. I keep a secret from my family especially my mother. I tried telling her and she broke down. I took back a few days later...I love my mother too much to have a life that i can be myself.
sadly this does happen. And its so preventable. People are so closed minded that they cant see that no matter what their child is, they should love them no matter what. And when there is no one who loves you, no one who understands or accepts you, this happens.
The 'real' Bobby was so depressed that he felt that he had no other choice than to kill himself. Sadly, this happens somewhere around the world EVERY day. All because people dont want to listen...
Yes, I dont know why I chose this music, but after finishing i realised it fit so well in many ways. I think Mary's regret can be the main subject, but also Bobby's and even David's. Thanks for the support :D
Ow man... the movie is superb!!! I also cried when I watched it for first time. But you made a beautiful job with those parts and this song. You make me cry again. Damn... Keep the good work, all the best from Macedonia
Love is love.. Love should be free without being bashed!
lalakins91 1 month ago
@labyrinth1959
Very well said :)
God doesn't make mistakes, humans do!
God loves everyone, says the bible!
lalakins91 1 month ago
@lalakins91
Ciao Bello!
This is simply stunning my friend! And you have an "Instant New Subscriber Gay "Uncle", and friend in Bobby Griffiths' old lover/boyfriend "Blaine" here! Words such as this appear to be defining many in your remarkable generation, who are all going to end up changing the "Paradigm" on " Bigotry,Homophobia, Racism, Sexism" , you name it! And "Sweet One", I f**king love and am so proud of you all for it!
Ti Amo Molto "Baby"!!! (I Luvs Ya Lots)
Blaine
blainebill39 1 month ago
i think the best part is when Sigourney Weaver (the mother) becomes an LGBT activist *whoop-whoop!!*
TheScourgeable 3 months ago
@TheScourgeable
Ciao Bello!
Hey my sweet friend, this is Bobby Griffiths' old lover/boyfriend "Blaine" here, and I thought I'd share with you that I did see the "Real Mary Griffith" lats July, at an event awarding the first ever "Bobby Griffith Memorial Scholarship" and she's still strongly committed to the safety, well being, and happiness of LGBTQ youth, and all young people for that matter! It will in fact by the year 2013, be 30 years since her sons' passing!
Blaine
blainebill39 3 months ago
The really sad part of being gay is that nearly all gays have straight parents that really don't understand what being gay is really like or what it means. I believe God has a plan for every person born and it is instilled in the child's genes at conception. God doesn't make mistakes. Men make mistakes. God loves diversity as witnessed by the different colors of our skin and eyes and hair. God loves gays just as he loves straight.
Labyrinth1959 5 months ago 2
really good movie
really good job Sigourney
♥
x3salax3 6 months ago
@Britzyboi
Ciao Bello!
Rest assured my sweet UK friend, that though people like what "Mary" was in those days do still exist, today unlike then, they are increasingly in the minority, if not the extreme fringe! I just saw Bobbys' mother Mary Griffith last week, and she and I discussed this remarkable change! We both were having a hard time wrapping our heads around the fact that her son will have been gone 30 years in 2013!
Blaine
blainebill39 7 months ago
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Fine strong film!!! THANKS!!! Who understand-that will understand. It is given not to everyone!!! GOD of it doesn't understand... Unfortunately... It is a pity... Tears flow falls... Greetings from Russia!!!
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Fine strong film!!! THANKS!!! Who understand-that will understand. It is given not to everyone!!! GOD of it doesn't understand... Unfortunately... It is a pity... Tears flow falls... Greetings from Russia!!!
Spb1312 7 months ago
I watched Prayers For Bobby 5 times. Honestly - I started to cry when the film begin, and can't stop even the film end... This may childish but that movie change my life. In moment of my life I was like Mary Griffith and Bobby in one person. I was lost and didn't know the answer for question: who am I? Lucky me that I can watch this movie.
Greetings from Poland :)
k0ndzx 7 months ago 3
@BobbyGriffith
Olá Bonito!
Leo meu amigo! I know you'll understand my excitement! I haven't had contact with or heard from Bobbys' Mother "Mary": in years, but secretly was hoping someone would forward my contact info to her, we do in fact live less than 20 miles apart! Then today out of nowhere I get an email from her!
blainebill39 7 months ago
@BobbyGriffith
We had a couple of delightful exchanges, and I offered to take her out for coffee! She emailed me back, inviting me to a "Family Barbeque" this Sunday, where I look forward to informing her that a young "Brazilian Man" named Leo, hosts a Youtube channel dedicated to the memory of her son!
Com todo meu amor!
Blaine
blainebill39 7 months ago
I absolutely love Sigourney Weaver. She's my favorite actress of all time. If you look at her roles over the years, you'll see that she always plays strong yet feminine characters. That, and the fact that she has a timeless beauty, like no matter how old she gets, she will still be attractive.
Purplecatsoup30 8 months ago
there is one question. Will Bobby forgive us our sin?!
I hope that the World is going for better place for everyone and there will not be so sad situations.
Bobby, You are in heaven right now with Angels. i hope i will be able to meet you after my journey!
byciegejem 8 months ago 5
@byciegejem
Ciao
"Amico Mio" Just the mere fact that you pose that question, assuming some collective responsibility for Bobby' death just slays me sweet guy! You see years ago after Bobby's death, when it became known that I had been his lover/boyfriend people, and not just a few, asked me "And when do you plan to join him"? What a beautifully changed world it is today! That Bobby is at peace I have no doubt! That you recognize that an injustice was done to him, is a blessing upon you!
Blaine
blainebill39 7 months ago
Gah, beautiful vid. Totally.
But I get so ANGRY! This is happening alot, and i don't understand it! Some people are so blind and stupid! If god thought being gay or lesbian then why did he create them? It is usually said that god created EVERYTHING, would that mean even gays? Why can two men or two women feel sexual pleasure, if it was never ment to be? Sex isn't only about making children, and even god knows that. I don't get it, there are so many holes in peoples arguments.
FiveDeadSlugs 8 months ago 2
i would love to watch this film, but i know it would break my heart :( so i can't
nicelydone31 9 months ago
Hi everyone, check out the music video I made for this movie with the song Bullseye, its in my channel, thanks :)
69drew 9 months ago
as a gay man i can really imagne what it means when you think that all people are against you – also the parents. i also wanted to kill myself.....but i didnt do it. and today as a 38 years old man with a great man on my side all thing has come to a good end. my parents love me and my bf. although i didnt watch that movie till now, i could start to cry seeing the trailer. i bought the DVD today...... big greets to all gay boys who are scared to do the coming out!
coopergold 9 months ago
@coopergold
Ciao Bello!
Bless you for that "Buddy"! I will tell you it was terrible! I did everything I could for years after his suicide to forget that Bobby Griffith and I had been lovers as boys! The whole gamut booze, drugs, parties, whoring, you name it! It was just too damn painful to think back on! And truth be told for years absolutely no one gave a damn about my pain, so for awhile I turned it into rage! But ultimately that accomplished nothing!
Blaine
blainebill39 8 months ago
Thought I should write a comment since this film had an effect on me. I am straight and Catholic and believe strongly in the Church's teachings on Social Justice. It is a shame that such bigotry still exists within our society and with in our Church/churches. Maybe being gay is a sin, maybe not, but even if it is, how is it any worse that any other sin. Who amongst us has never sinned. We are a race of sinners. However, I don't believe being gay is a sin, I see God loves them like us. God bless!
converter7 9 months ago
@converter7
Ciao Bello!
"Amico Mio" for a person to speak with such grace, generosity, as well as a very big and kind heart, and to have been raised "In the Bosom of Holy Mother Church" as it were is breathtaking to me! It offers Bobby Griffiths' former lover/ boyfriend here, the supreme hope that when someday you marry and raise children of your own, they too will have the same wonderful outlook! May G-D Bless you!
Blaine
blainebill39 8 months ago
And great great job with the video. :)
poodlestyle33 9 months ago
Beautiful and heartbreaking movie. I can't believe I just tonight watched it for the first time. I didn't even realize it was portraying a real life until the end. How horrible. I'm so glad I decided to record it on our DVR, I think it will stay there for awhile. :)
poodlestyle33 9 months ago
That movie made me cry a few times while watching it, i missed like the first half but i think the last half was probally the saddest half
AlienKing222 9 months ago
I wish I could get a copy of this movie at the video place to keep
iamcolide 10 months ago
I'm m2f trans...and I'm so proud of my mother...she loves and accepts me for who I am...despite the opposition and grief she gets from a couple of religious members of my family....she see's how happy I am,now that I'm no longer fighting to try and be something I never was..I'm so blessed and grateful I was born to her....I love you mum...your daughter Cate xoxoxo
catey62 10 months ago 2
I cry each time I see this.
iben26 10 months ago 3
I always get mad after watching this film...It's just unbelieveable, what a mother can do to her own son, just because she thinks, its against the nature,or against, what god wants. I'm thinking about doing a project, maybe a presentation, in my class at school. Lucky me, my classmates are really tolerant, but sometimes they are ignorant. They don't see discrimination. Maybe this film will open their eyes.
ShadowandTear 10 months ago 21
@ShadowandTear Good luck doing that presentation =) I know you didnt ask for it, but there's a great documentary about religion vs homosexuality called 'For The Bible Tells Me So', if you'd need more resource
BobbyGriffith 10 months ago 5
@ShadowandTear I just watched the move and i loved it it is a powerfull and hart wrenching move all the way to the end .I hope that you did do the presentation for school and that you got through to some people and open there eyes it is 2011 it should not be like this any more
danger661 6 months ago
as the tears came falling down :(
haYnChiCk09 10 months ago 2
Ce film est tout simplement magnifique ! J'ai été très ému, et il m'a donné envie de découvrir le livre. J'espère que nous évoluerons dans les années à venir, afin d'éviter d'avantages de tristesse dans notre monde...
Sadness071 11 months ago
I'm straight...but even i can't believe that even in this day and time parents can't accept their children for who they are? i mean how could you carry a baby within you for approx 9months and not love them for who they r? i makes me sick that some ppl r so f***ing closed-minded...i my oppinion love is love no matter who ur in love with.
Thank you so much for putting this vid together. the song n movie fit together so well...ur amazing.
Inuyashadrona 1 year ago 31
@Inuyashadrona i'm the one thanking you for your amazing comment =D
BobbyGriffith 11 months ago
@Inuyashadrona good understanding words!! thanks! you are straight but not narrow!
windstorm1000 11 months ago
@Inuyashadrona
Ciao!
Greetings my very generous and passionate "straight" friend! Yes you are correct my friend, Mary Griffiths' treatment of her son Bobby was deplorable! However, please allow me to tell you that Mary went on after Bobbys' death to champion the wellbeing of other young people, both gay and straight! It took many years for me to forgive her, for I had loved her soon deeply! That was almost 30yrs ago, alas children are still choosing death over being gay! It must stop!
Blaine
blainebill39 10 months ago
@blainebill39 Wow, were you really his boyfriend once? All these years later commenting on a Youtube video about a movie made to tell his story? That's a wonderful thought. I'm so sorry for the loss of your love, I can't imagine having to go through that, or what Bobby had to endure. ♥
poodlestyle33 9 months ago
@blainebill39 wow this movie reminds me what my mom said to me when i came out about 6 months ago and yes it made me feel like i didn't deserve to live because what my mom says or thinks about me is very important, after watching this movie and cry i know that god loves us how we are.
jonyyai 8 months ago
@jonyyai
Ciao!
I PM'd you earlier darling, hang in there and just know that unlike the time that Bobby and I were two "Out" boys in love, today many will in fact stand up and envelope you with love and support! And not just legions of your gay brothers and sisters, but masses of straight folks all around you as well! I'm here if ever you should need me!
Con L'Amore e Molti Baci!
Blaine
blainebill39 8 months ago
@Inuyashadrona
Love what you said, " love is love no matter who you are in love with"
The rest of the opinions are totaly IGNORANTS... I agree with you 100%
You must be a very inteligent person for sure...
Thank you for been that way!!
tesolonaki 7 months ago
@Inuyashadrona : stop ur fucking words, do u know d feeling of true love???? boy to boy love is not a bad thing..itz just heart feeling, really so much beautiful thing, in this world all human being hav hear, sentiment n love..... truy to understand d love of soulmate...
saravsaran 2 months ago
@saravsaran yes i do kno the feeling of true love i was not condeming gays or lesbians...i do not think that boyxboy love is a bad thing i myself m bisexual...i was comdemning those that r so close minded that don't think that gays n les should b able 2 love...i'm srry if u mistoke my words in a wrong way hell sum of my best friends r gay n bi i myself have no prob w/ it
Inuyashadrona 2 months ago
@saravsaran
Hey my sweet friend! Though I'm not familiar with the Country Codes, I believe "IN" woud indicate that you hail from the land of the "Bhagavad Gītā" and the "Mahabharata"? I just wanted you to know how much you've moved Bobby Griffiths' old lover/boyfriend "Blaine" here, with this sweet plea of yours! May G-D bless you, my friend!
Blaine
blainebill39 1 month ago
@BobbyGriffith
I recently located my dogeared copy of the late Leroy Aarons original biography. In the chapter entitled "The Leper" , Bobby recalls me in terms far more generous than I could have ever hoped for! I was however very disturbed to reread of just
how dispirited poor Bobby was! A self loathing so crippling that I cried! I was trying
at the time myself to cope with all the "angst" that a young person endures, that I was just far too young myself to perceive his pain.
Blaine
blainebill39 1 year ago
a ver cual es el proble de los padres con que sus hijos seamos gay no hay ninguno es como somos y neta que si dan ganas de hecer lo que hizo el protagonista
alan48680 1 year ago
when did this movie come out...?
martin09451 1 year ago
@martin09451 24th january, 2009
BobbyGriffith 1 year ago
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ewww hes gay what the f**k women are hot y wud u wanne be gay
ThePlus44punker 1 year ago
uff...pues la peli esta genial, deberias de verla xDD
marcoterencivarron 1 year ago
Thanks for this amazing video! everybody should know this: "We are the one, we are the people" if our mama or daddy's will not be with us i dunno what is gonna be. take this see what he had done to hisself and to his family! We want to live in peace!!!
t1o9l8g9a 1 year ago
Only one person dislike this.
I must see this movie. Not only because I'm gay.
Because I'm fucking GAY!!
Yakuza0234 1 year ago
very great movie i am from mexico an i like very much... gay people never give up..
bucho18 1 year ago
i watch that movie last nigth, very great movie...
familyFHUDZ 1 year ago
i really want to see this movie but then again i don't because i'll be sad as hell, i also want to say that we are all equal in the eyes of god despite sexual orientation & for those of you that are gay/lesbian whatever i want to tell you that i am sorry that people are to ignorant to understand & that you are beautiful & should never be ashamed of who you are because it is you.
ladydbitchez420 1 year ago
does someone has to die to be accepted...???
metotoable 1 year ago
omggggg ='''[[[[[[
itzjenny91 1 year ago
The DVD "Prayers for Bobby" is now available for rental in Australia, Sep 2010, ask for it at your local video store.
God loves his gay children, he made them the way they are.
HallEluYah.
stoodOnAnArk 1 year ago
OMG I need that movie. Just watching that bit made me cry
EmoDominic1 1 year ago 2
@ BobbyGriffith
Thankyou,
For such a beautifully composed/edited piece! It's a lovely tribute to his memory.
Sincerely,
Blaine
blainebill39 1 year ago 5
@blainebill39 thanks for the comment. I think we all owe this to Bobby and to the people that assured his story to be known :) (i am doing my part, and so are you)
BobbyGriffith 1 year ago 3
@BobbyGriffith
Thank you,
I had loved Bobby when I was still a boy and his death went almost
unnoticed when it happened. That is why I'm in awe of the power of tv
as a medium to communicate. So many, like yourself have stepped forward,
having been both moved and outraged by Bobbys' story! I think it is time to
join hands and put an end to tragedies such as this!
May G-D Bless You!
Blaine
blainebill39 1 year ago 3
@BobbyGriffith where did you get the movie from? Because I want to watch it but I can't do it.
Tato687 1 year ago
@Tato687 i saw it on youtube, a few days after it was released in lifetime, and downloaded it. But then they removed the movie parts. I think you can easily download it via torrent
BobbyGriffith 1 year ago
@BobbyGriffith ok. thanks !!!
Tato687 1 year ago
I have no words to write. a little tear came from my eyes remembering that I could finished like him. A prayer for his family and friends...
angelllorent 1 year ago
I couldn't stop crying too after bobby died until the end...
It was seriously one of the greatest films i ever loved. Out of gay themed movies I have ever watched, i will rate the first.
dhritu999 1 year ago
Nice song. PFB is an awesome movie. If you have a heart at all, you'll cry your eyes out. No one should have to be put through what he endured. Love is thicker than hate. <3
jajohnson7809 1 year ago
I was unable to bring myself to read "A Prayer For Bobby" for about a year after
its' release. I was fearful of reading something unflattering about myself in it!
I was pleasantly surprised when I finally did. One passage did however cause me angst, where Bobby (I'll paraphrase) writes that staying at my fathers' house
made him feel like one of the"Beverly Hillbillies", ouch! Just the thought of having
added to his pain distressed me greatly!
blainebill39 1 year ago
how r u able 2 upload movie parts on2 utube like this
Apink420 1 year ago
Thanks for upload and maing.
May ♥love♥ be with you,
fr STeven
Stevend2be 1 year ago
I never thought evanescence have this type of song
MizKiwii 1 year ago
@MizKiwii they're really great =)
BobbyGriffith 1 year ago
@MizKiwii what's the title of this song? a realy realy good song!
KyuKenny 1 year ago
I could not stop crying after Bobby died, scene after scene and it was just heartbreaking
Rossatrono 1 year ago 7
@Rossatrono me too, i dont remember to stop crying til a few minutes after the end of the movie :/
BobbyGriffith 1 year ago 2
@Rossatrono
Bless you dear friend,
I can't help being so in awe of all the sincere reactions that Bobbys' story is
inspiring.For years, I did not know how to mourn his loss, it was just too
horrific to comprehend! Even after being interviewed by Leroy Aarons for the
Biography, it would be another couple of years before I could bring myself to
read it.However, what pleases me most is the overwhelming compassion and
empathy being expressed. It is a much changed world!
Thank you
Blaine
blainebill39 1 year ago
wonderful trailer, great movie- it schould be shown to all those intolerant people, who think there bigoted mind is all want counts .
love ya bobby - R.I.P.
cincotti 1 year ago
omg im so sad im crying . im gay too and 13
gardevior11 1 year ago
@gardevior11 I wish you all the happiness of the world and I hope your family and your friends go well in order
danija57 1 year ago
@danija57 They did except my moms half off the family ill neve tell them
gardevior11 1 year ago
@gardevior11 this is wonderful hope it stays that way
danija57 1 year ago
I was crying omg
filmakerkm 1 year ago
wonderfully done!!
daleandjimmy1962 1 year ago
I'm Gay in Spain. The Bobby's film is an excelent film for the spanish family.
PS_ I think that is good a traslte the movie, in spanish form for a lot people in Spain understand the history.
u879382 1 year ago
@u879382
Hola Buenos Dios,
Lo siento no hable espanole bien!
What an axtarordinary country you live in. I had the pleasure of
visiting your beautiful country a couple of years ago,"que linda"!
Te quiero Castilla la Mancha y Cuenca!
Only 25 yrs after the death of Generalissimo Franco and look at Spain now!
To imagine the country of" Isabella La Catholica" has legal gay marriage!
May G-D Bless you
blainebill39 1 year ago
@u879382
Perdon me,
Generalissimo Franco died 35yrs ago!
Ciao Bello!
blainebill39 1 year ago
i feel sad and cry all the time i look at this
anthonyr28 1 year ago
Muito lindo o clipe que você fez. eu amei *-*
adorei o filme Prayers for Bobby, e ele me ajudou bastante. Com ele consegui me entender melhor e quando meus pais viram o filme, as coisas realmente mudaram em casa. Só tenho a agradecer *-*
Brasil aqui XD
Raulllongbs 1 year ago
@Raulllongbs que bom =D Espero mostrar o filme aos meus pais um dia também... felicidades! E valeu ^^
BobbyGriffith 1 year ago
I haven't seen the movie yet... but the scenes made me cry... me, too, Im gay, but not yet accepted by my parents (my mother knows, but hopes I'll marry a woman someday... and my father doesn't know yet...).
Thx for this work! It's a success!
Deusarmos 1 year ago
I´m gay, and i´m craying just watching the trailer, I want to see the complete movie. I had no problems being gay at home, but I have a lot of friends, including my boyfriend who had it, and have it actually. Thanks.
wetcamilin 1 year ago 5
@wetcamilin you're welcome, and maybe you could all watch the movie together, it would teach his family great lessons
BobbyGriffith 1 year ago 5
@BobbyGriffith sadly it does not all ways help i have all most the same problem as bobby did its not my mum tho its my sister who acts like mary did some people are just to blinded by faith that they stand by there bible and church teachings 100% without questioning it saying that prayers for bobby is sad but inspirational it gives people like me hope blessings of love and light
bbbfire 1 year ago
@bbbfire
My friend,
Try arming yourself with scriptural verses that could cause
your' sister to reevaluate her treatment and judgment of you!
Mathew 7:3, 7:4 and7:5 come to mind. Or try Luke 6:41 and 6:42.
Good Luck!!!
Sincerely,
Bobbys' onetime boyfriend
Blaine
blainebill39 1 year ago
@blainebill39 thank you while i am a pagan i do know the bible looking at it from the outside i can find things the same as many pagan faiths and also the contrdictions in it but thats ok i treat everyone the same as equals and with love so i told my sister accept me fully or forget me but what ever she does im still going to love her if i must i will cut off all contact with her till she comes around blessings of love and light
bbbfire 1 year ago
@blainebill39 as for Prayers for Bobby i have the book and dvd got the book 1st read it once the dvd took me a year to find the movie ive watched 7 times mum and my sis watched it mum and me cried my as for my sis there was nothing a few tears after are chat a few mins later i need to re read the book but i drew form ot my passion for equal rights and human rights there so much that needs to be done and its sad what happned to bobby still happens today :(
bbbfire 1 year ago
@bbbfire I have a question, I am having a difficult time ACTUALLY liking the books I read, but I loved to read Prayers for Bobby, do you know another good book I could read?
222demon222 1 year ago
@222demon222 u could try reading the meaning of matthew by judy sheapard sorry for the late reply blessings of love and light
bbbfire 1 year ago
you did a nice job but, i have always wondered what makes people gay and make other normal? please if any1 have an answer for the questin i would like to hear it!
Kimono369 1 year ago 2
@Kimono369 theres no answer for this because gay people are also normal :]
BobbyGriffith 1 year ago 4
@Kimono369 but ok, answering the real question... i think that this 'culture' was imposed long time ago in some parts of the world, and it still survives among the whole world. But you can find examples in nature that love isnt ruled by any law in most species, only breeding is.
BobbyGriffith 1 year ago
@Kimono369
what is normal and what not ?- can answer yor question, although i am not religous - god did it !
cincotti 1 year ago
that was so sad I didn't c the movie but ur vid made me CRY TT~TT
blue89girl 1 year ago
I just finished watching the movie, and it was great.
I´m gay, Catholic, and 25 years old from Chile.
It is very hard to understand ourselves when we have some beliefs. It is a hard way to move on, but as Christ had a Cross, being gay is our own Cross, and we have to try to teach and show to the people that, as Bobby, much of us are people with good thoughts and good persons
It´s sad to know that Bobby´s story has already happened, still happens, and still will happen in the world
malditoamigote 1 year ago
@malditoamigote by the way, I´m very proud to have a good boyfriend, for the last 7 years, and I wish it be more years on, and proud to have the support and the understanding of my whole family, friends and all people who cares me
malditoamigote 1 year ago
@malditoamigote
We would not have a cross if Christ would not have been born, for sure.
48acar19 1 year ago
The movie makes me wanna cry; Relates to so much.
I just wish I could be who I am around my family.
My family doesn't even know me. They know I'm gay though.
x3Glennx3x3 1 year ago
growing up Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Bisexual is hard to do. im going through it right now im a Bisexual teen and my parentsour major Homophobs and i cant stand their ignorance and i just cant imagine having to end my life just to make them understand
stophatinlol135 1 year ago
wow!!! it does get to you... :(
Shubhankar89 1 year ago
make me cry....
owl1208 1 year ago
I hate the word (sodomy)! I don't understand how some people can say we are evil,that so is not true. When i was born i felt god in a odd way and i never through evil things at all. I felt like i was sent from god even tho i was gay. Odd but true! We gay and lesbians will fight until we have equal rights! When i'm with a man i feel so whole that there is nothing missing but if it was with a women there would be loads missing! A man would make me complete! I am gay and proud! Lets win gay people!
neil22100 1 year ago 35
First can I say, loved this movie. Will always remain my number one because of how it made me weep for DAYS! Secondly, in reply to your post, we are not evil. I state that. I am like Bobby in the movie, aged 14, feeling trapped and nowhere to go. I recently lost my best friend because he couldn't handle it. My whole world fell apart.
meleborn123 1 year ago
@neil22100
I agree completely. i am whole too when i am with a man and especially the man that i love. There is nothing dirty or evil about this. we are who God made us to be/
wilburdine 1 year ago
i loved this movie
ToxicSeth 2 years ago
GOD LOVE THEM AS THEY ARE
MYGAYLOVESTORY 2 years ago 50
@MYGAYLOVESTORY yes, that is the only true
danija57 1 year ago
@MYGAYLOVESTORY how many times I have to vote up your comment.....definitely agreed
VoundedHeart 10 months ago
this movie is going to teach my mom a lesson and if it doesn't, well... i don't know what else to do.
NaTToArtB 2 years ago
As a Christian, I truly believe that the only sin which God cannot forgive are those which do not believe in him through the son Jesus Christ. The Bible does state about homosexuality being a sin, but we are all sinners. If a homosexual believes in God, he is not damned to go to hell. If I had a gay child, I would not love him one bit less because if he believed in Jesus, I know he would go to heaven.
ladygeena81 2 years ago 3
@ladygeena81 I agree with your general sentiment and wish others shared the general idea. I might disagree based upon extensive study of what truly is sin, Biblically speaking, but I love your thought.
praestant8 2 years ago
the world needs more people like you.
Itxx 2 years ago
@ladygeena81 That is a perfect example of what a christian should be woot woot glad to see others with the same idea out there
theeaglewing09 1 year ago
1:28 cute...
foxylove91 2 years ago
tão triste i.i
cayosensual 2 years ago
poor guy... can't deny it.
but how about his mother... did he care about her...
he shouldn't kill himself...do you see how sadful and regretful she can't take anymore...
cry for him cause i'm gay too... but if my mom can't accept it ... it's ok with with me... i hide it as my life's secret and bury my love deep down in my heart... cause i don't wanna see my mom sad like her
ps: if she can... TT
afraidlove 2 years ago 2
He loved his mom and tried to make her understand, did she cares about his feeling, cares if he were sad? but the fact is she loved her son, but was so ignorant. Sometimes people get pushed to the limit and they aren't thinking right, and that is the option they choose, but in a way they had no other option at that moment, but that did make his mom wake up, and now she is working her best to make the world a more safe environment for GLBT
nhocazn 2 years ago 2
you shouldn't have to hide who you love... I'm sorry for your situation
pisyol 2 years ago 2
I know how you feel. I keep a secret from my family especially my mother. I tried telling her and she broke down. I took back a few days later...I love my mother too much to have a life that i can be myself.
JAMproductions74 2 years ago
So Sad..I hope it's not gonna happen for the real gay life! if it happend hopefully not too many story like this
thakdanai1981 2 years ago
this is based on a true story tho..and it this is not very uncommon either..
nhocazn 2 years ago
sadly this does happen. And its so preventable. People are so closed minded that they cant see that no matter what their child is, they should love them no matter what. And when there is no one who loves you, no one who understands or accepts you, this happens.
The 'real' Bobby was so depressed that he felt that he had no other choice than to kill himself. Sadly, this happens somewhere around the world EVERY day. All because people dont want to listen...
lilpainter11 2 years ago
Nice video, bad music.
hpribot 2 years ago
the music actually does go with it...i mean it could be meaning that he was in heaven and sorry for breaking all their hearts about his death...
RyanKelleyBuffyTVS 2 years ago 2
Yes, I dont know why I chose this music, but after finishing i realised it fit so well in many ways. I think Mary's regret can be the main subject, but also Bobby's and even David's. Thanks for the support :D
BobbyGriffith 2 years ago
Thanks for all the comments, and yes its very sad. Unfortunately its a real story, and it might still happen nowadays =/
BobbyGriffith 2 years ago
very sad movie..
Yokonono99 2 years ago
see? ..don't tell other people who they should love..
Guardian1123 2 years ago 2
Awesome !!!! ..speachless..
JESUSSFRIEND009 2 years ago
Amazing movie!!
Absolutely loved it and I cried uncontrollably when I watched it!!
Venufan 2 years ago
Ow man... the movie is superb!!! I also cried when I watched it for first time. But you made a beautiful job with those parts and this song. You make me cry again. Damn... Keep the good work, all the best from Macedonia
TheOutboy 2 years ago 2
thank you =)
BobbyGriffith 2 years ago
I cried when i saw this movie...
XEmoMuffinTopzX 2 years ago 2
there's no way to hold the tears watching it :/
BobbyGriffith 2 years ago
I love this movie..
You did a great job putting this together..
Ilovefonzy 3 years ago 3
thanks, again ^^
BobbyGriffith 2 years ago