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Suicide / Suicide Prevention
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 Prayers
for Bobby : A Mother's Coming to Terms With the Suicide of Her Gay
Son by Leroy Aarons
Bobby Griffith was an all-American boy ...and he
was gay. Faced with an irresolvable conflict-for both his family
and his religion taught him that being gay was
"wrong"-Bobby chose to take his own life.
Prayers for Bobby, nominated for a 1996
Lambda Literary Award, is the story of the emotional journey that
led Bobby to this tragic conclusion. But it is also the story of
Bobby's mother, a fearful churchgoer who first prayed that her son
would be "healed," then anguished over his suicide, and
ultimately transformed herself into a national crusader for gay
and lesbian youth.
As told through Bobby's poignant journal entries
and his mother's reminiscences, Prayers for Bobby is at
once a moving personal story, a true profile in courage, and a
call to arms to parents everywhere.
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The American Association of
Suicidology is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the
understanding and prevention of suicide. This site is designed as
a resource for anyone concerned about suicide, including AAS
members, suicide researchers, therapists, prevention specialists,
survivors of suicide, and people who are themselves in crisis.
The American Association of
Suicidology is dedicated to the understanding and prevention of
suicide. AAS promotes research, public awareness programs, education and training
for professionals and volunteers. In addition, it serves as a
national clearinghouse for information
on suicide.
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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
is dedicated to advancing our knowledge of suicide and our ability
to prevent it.
The Foundation's activities include:
 | Supporting research projects that help
further the understanding and treatment of depression and the
prevention of suicide
| Providing information and education about
depression and suicide
| Promoting professional education for the
recognition and treatment of depressed and suicidal
individuals
| Publicizing the magnitude of the problems of
depression and suicide and the need for research, prevention
and treatment
| Supporting programs for suicide survivor
treatment, research and education |
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This website, presented in six languages, is a
gateway to over 1,700 suicide and emotional helplines worldwide
and on the internet.
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By Gabi
Clayton, Bill's mother Bill was openly
bi-sexual. In April of 1995, he was assaulted in a hate
crime in Olympia, WA. On May 8, 1995 Bill committed suicide,
despite loving support from his family, friends and many wonderful
people in the community. Bill was 17 years old. He was a
bright, warm and creative young man. He is greatly missed... |
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By Pierre J. Tremblay B.Sc., B.A., B.Ed.
This paper was presented at the Sixth Annual
Conference of the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention,
Banff, Alberta, October 11-14, 1995, (c) Oct 1995.
Also available from Pierre Tremblay:
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Project YES was established in June of 1995 as a
response to the statistics on the enormous incidence of suicide by
gay and lesbian youth. Project YES is an educational organization
whose goal is to ensure the healthy development of ALL youth,
including gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth.
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This page includes a long list of online
resources for a variety of suicidal situations. There are
links from this page to resources on LGBTQ suicide prevention.
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This is probably the most complete online
resource on gay and bisexual male suicide problems and their
related issues. The site begins with the following
statement:
"The evidence indicates that homosexually
oriented males account for more than half of male youth suicide
problems, but mainstream suicidologists generally continue to
ignore this aspect of the problem. Information about lesbian youth
suicide problems is included, as is other generally unrecognized
factors possibly associated with youth suicide problems."
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