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This weekend, join PFLAG and Lifetime to celebrate the release of Prayers for Bobby, the powerful new film starring Sigourney Weaver, Ryan Kelly and Scott Bailey.
Prayers is the true story of Mary Griffith, a devoutly religious mother who struggles to accept her son, Bobby, when he comes out as a young gay man. Following a tragic turn in Bobby’s life, Mary begins an incredible journey toward embracing the gay community . . . with a little help from PFLAG along the way.
This Saturday and Sunday, PFLAG supporters across the country will gather to watch Prayers and talk about the role PFLAG played in the life of Mary Griffith and countless other parents with LGBT loved ones. Cast members will join PFLAG in Dayton, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; and Detroit for premiere events. And PFLAG chapters and supporters in other cities will also gather to discuss Prayers and their own work to help the Mary Griffiths of the world on their journeys, too.
Please join us for one of these upcoming viewing parties:
Washington, D.C. â€" January 24th @ 5pm & 7:30pm
Join star Scott Bailey for the official PFLAG National reception at the home of C. Dixon Osburn and Jeremy Hodder. Hundreds of PFLAG supporters are expected to turn out for a festive celebration of Prayers and an exclusive Q & A with Scott. To RSVP, please email prayers@pflag.org.
(Please note the 5pm reception is completely booked and only 7:30pm slots are currently available.)
For a special look inside the making of Prayers, read Scott’s guest post on the PFLAG blog, here.
Dayton, Ohio â€" January 25th @ 3pm
Join PFLAG Dayton and actor Ryan Kelley (Bobby in Prayers) for an afternoon reception at Cross Creek Community Church to learn more about Kelley’s experience with the film, and his own thoughts on the power of PFLAG. To RSVP, please email daytonpflag@yahoo.com.
(Please note that seating is limited, and available only on a first come-first serve basis.)
Detroit, Michigan â€" January 24th from 4-11pm
Join PFLAG Detroit for a special viewing party on Saturday evening with local cast members from Prayers. Raffles and prizes will be awarded throughout the evening, with appearances from PFLAG supporters who appear in the film! For more information, or to RSVP, email jackL61@yahoo.com.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina â€" January 24th @ 9pm
PFLAG of Winston-Salem's Interfaith Coalition will host a Viewing Party for Prayers for Bobby on Jan. 24th in the Lower Auditorium of Wingate Hall on the Campus of Wake Forest University. Seating is limited to around 100 people. For more information email thomasfarmer@triad.rr.com or wboyles@triad.rr.com.
Be sure to visit our listing of other viewing parties (including parties in Nashville, Fort Worth, Key West and more).
For more information on upcoming events, visit the PFLAG National Blog, as well as the Prayers page on the PFLAG website, here.
Then, make plans to join us this weekend as we celebrate the premiere of Prayers for Bobby!
Recently, PFLAG National received a telephone call from Sandi Timberlake, who owns A Little to the Left LLC, a San Diego based greeting card company. Sandi is a PFLAG mom who felt it was important to honor her son by creating a line of cards designed for specifically for the friends and families of the gay community, as well as the gay community itself.As the proud mother of Sean Timberlake, who has been in a committed relationship for over 15 years, she has been frustrated with the lack of appropriate greeting cards available to her to send her son and his long-term partner. Often, she would find cards that were too raunchy or comical, especially for parents, or other family members to honor their loved ones. So she decided to create appropriate cards for herself and for all those other mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and friends of the gay community who felt the same frustration.
Sandi has graciously offered to donate a portion of the proceeds she receives from cards she sells from people following this link to PFLAG. Please visit her site at http://www.alittletotheleft.com/, where you can currently find her “Gay Friendly†line of cards. She hopes to expand to several more lines soon, including “Blended Family†and “Just Say It†lines, which are already in the works. We are grateful to Sandi for her support and hope you will show it too.
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