Griffh, who once believed God uld "heal" her gay son, beme the subject of the book and film Prayers for Bobby.
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IS IT TE THAT ANDY GRIFFH HATED GAYS
Mary Griffh, who lost her gay son, Bobby, to suici and subsequently beme an advote for LGBTQ rights, has died at the age of story of Griffh and her son was told Leroy Aarons's 1989 book Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Comg to Terms Wh the Suici of Her Gay Son. It won a GLAAD Media Award 2010 and was nomated for numero other Griffh was a vout Christian who ially believed that homosexualy was a mortal s and that Bobby uld be "healed" by prayer. Barney Fife sure did seem homo to meby Anonymoreply 2July 8, 2019 6:24 PM.
It was well known as a haven for young gaylgs Anonymoreply 3July 8, 2019 6:43 PM. Andy Griff hated gays. While Barney and Aunt Bee MAY have been gay (Howard and Floyd fely were), he didn't re about the characters, he those portrayg those characters were Anonymoreply 8July 9, 2019 12:39 AM.
SO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO FROM CLASSIC TV WAS GAY?
Barney wasn’t gay. Sounds gay to Anonymoreply 11July 10, 2019 12:22 PM.
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