PFLAG Phoenix Newsbrief

 
'Keeping Families Together'
for over 30 Years! 
 
January 24, 2009
PFLAG's mission is to support, educate, and advocate.  The following made-for-TV movie, based on a true story, helps us fulfill our mission to educate.  We hope you'll tune in for this important film.
 
 
"Prayers for Bobby" Premieres TONIGHT on Lifetime! 

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Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Sigourney Weaver stars in "Prayers for Bobby," an 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. Also starring: Ryan Kelley ("Mean Creek"), Henry Czerny ("The Tudors"), Dan Butler ("Frasier") and Susan Ruttan ("L.A. Law"), Austin Nichols ("John From Cincinnati"), Carly Schroeder ("Mean Creek"), Scott Bailey ("Guiding Light"), and newcomers Shannon Eagen and Rebecca Louise Miller. Based on the book "Prayers for Bobby" by Leroy Aarons.
 
Click here to meet the characters, watch a preview, or to learn more about the true story behind this film.
 
In Phoenix, "Prayers for Bobby" will air on the Lifetime channel on the following dates/times:
  • Saturday, January 24th at 7:00pm and again at 9:00pm
  • Sunday, January 25th at 6:00pm
  • Tuesday, January 27th at 7:00pm

Bonus:  Lifetime will also re-air "A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story" on Sunday, January 25th at 2:00pm.  Another great educational true story from Lifetime!

 
GraduateScholarship Deadlines Approaching Fast!  Don't Miss Out! 
 
The deadline to submit applications for PFLAG Phoenix scholarhips is February 1st
.  If you know a deserving graduating high school senior or college student, LET THEM KNOW!!
 
Click here for information on other available scholarships -- submission deadlines vary. 
 

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