Rosie O'Donnell Lends Support To PFLAG, Prayers For Bobby As Prop. 8, LGBT Teen Suicide Issues Flare Up

Feb. 8 2012, Published 4:00 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Rosie O'Donnell has joined the chorus of voices advocating gay rights in the wake of Tuesday's overturning of the ban on same-sex marriage in California and news of yet another gay teen suicide tied to bullying, the latest a 14-year-old Washington middle school student Rafael Morelos.
O'Donnell Wednesday voiced her support of the Washington D.C.-based non-profit organization PFLAG National (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays); and Prayers for Bobby, the critically-acclaimed film detailing the real life story of Mary Griffith, a gay rights crusader (played by Sigourney Weaver, in a role that garnered her an Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors award nominations) whose teenage son committed suicide due to her rel