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Jim in Bold
Jim in Bold
Directed by	Glenn Holsten
Starring	Michael Glatze; Benjie Nycum; Scott MacPhee; Ted McGuire
Release date	2003;
Country	United States
Language	English

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Jim in Bold is a documentary about Jim Wheeler, a gay high school student in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, who died by suicide in 1997 because of constant harassment at school.^[1] The film was created by the Equality Forum and directed by Glenn Holsten. The original music was composed by Michael Aharon.

Synopsis

The film, titled after a poem by Wheeler, details the abuse he received at the hands of his classmates because of his homosexuality. It also presents interviews and a cross-nation road-trip with members of Young Gay America, an online teen organization for gays, and compares the teasing and physical abuse Jim suffered to the increasingly open attitudes towards homosexuality six years later when the film was first shown.

Screenings and reactions

The film premiered at the Equality Forum 2003 on May 1 at The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. A later showing, held September 28, 2003, at the Pennsylvania State Museum in Harrisburg as a fundraiser for Common Roads, a local gay youth support group, was protested by 10 members of the Westboro Baptist Church, a religious institution well known for their extreme anti-gay views.^[2] Because they announced their intention to protest in advance, they were overwhelmed by over 800 counter-protesters who declared the day "Unity Day". The counter-protest was organized by the Pride Festival of Central Pennsylvania led by community organizer Reynaldo Lacaba.

References

^ "'Jim in Bold' looks at life as a gay teen, past and present". Chronicle.Augusta.com. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
^ "Controversial Group Protests at Capitol, Beale Air Force Base". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-13.

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[1] "'Jim in Bold' looks at life as a gay teen, past and present". Chronicle.Augusta.com. Retrieved July 10, 2017.

[2] "Controversial Group Protests at Capitol, Beale Air Force Base". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-13.

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-'''''Jim in Bold''''' is a [[Documentary film|documentary]] about Jim Wheeler, a [[homosexuality|gay]] high school student in [[Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]], [[Pennsylvania]], who committed [[suicide]] in 1997 because of constant harassment at school. The film was created by the [[Equality Forum]] and directed by Glenn Holsten. The original music was composed by Michael Aharon.
+'''''Jim in Bold''''' is a [[Documentary film|documentary]] about Jim Wheeler, a [[homosexuality|gay]] high school student in [[Lebanon, Pennsylvania]], who died by [[List of LGBT-related suicides|suicide]] in 1997 because of constant harassment at school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2003/10/20/mov_397810.shtml#.WWO2c4Tyu70 |title='Jim in Bold' looks at life as a gay teen, past and present |website=Chronicle.Augusta.com |access-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref> The film was created by the [[Equality Forum]] and directed by Glenn Holsten. The original music was composed by Michael Aharon.
 ==Synopsis==
-The film, titled after a poem by Wheeler, details the abuse he received at the hands of his classmates because of his [[homosexuality]]. It also presents interviews and a cross-nation road-trip with members of [[Young Gay America]], an online teen organization for gays, and compares the teasing and physical abuse Jim suffered to the increasingly open attitudes towards homosexuality six years later when the film was first shown.
+The film, titled after a poem by Wheeler, details the abuse he received at the hands of his classmates because of his [[homosexuality]]. It also presents interviews and a cross-nation road-trip with members of ''[[YGA (magazine)|Young Gay America]]'', an online teen organization for gays, and compares the teasing and physical abuse Jim suffered to the increasingly open attitudes towards homosexuality six years later when the film was first shown.
 ==Screenings and reactions==
-The film premiered at the Equality Forum 2003 on May 1 at The [[Kimmel Center]] in [[Philadelphia]]. A later showing, held September 28, 2003 at the [[Pennsylvania State Museum]] in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] as a fundraiser for Common Roads, a local gay youth support group, was protested by 10 members of the [[Westboro Baptist Church]], a religious institution well known for their extreme anti-gay views.<ref>[http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-controversial-group-protests-at-capitol-beale-air-force-base-20110923,0,6306389.story Controversial Group Protests at Capitol, Beale Air Force Base]</ref> Because they announced their intention to protest in advance, they were overwhelmed by over 800 counter-protesters who declared the day "Unity Day". The counter-protest was organized by the Pride Festival of Central Pennsylvania led by community organizer Reynaldo Lacaba.
+The film premiered at the Equality Forum 2003 on May 1 at The [[Kimmel Center]] in [[Philadelphia]]. A later showing, held September 28, 2003, at the [[Pennsylvania State Museum]] in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] as a fundraiser for Common Roads, a local gay youth support group, was protested by 10 members of the [[Westboro Baptist Church]], a religious institution well known for their extreme anti-gay views.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-controversial-group-protests-at-capitol-beale-air-force-base-20110923,0,6306389.story |title=Controversial Group Protests at Capitol, Beale Air Force Base |access-date=2011-11-13 |archive-date=2012-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401205432/http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-controversial-group-protests-at-capitol-beale-air-force-base-20110923,0,6306389.story |url-status=dead }}</ref> Because they announced their intention to protest in advance, they were overwhelmed by over 800 counter-protesters who declared the day "Unity Day". The counter-protest was organized by the Pride Festival of Central Pennsylvania led by community organizer Reynaldo Lacaba.
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.jiminbold.com Jim in Bold official website]
-*[http://www.godhatesfags.com/fliers/sep2003/Jim_in_Bold_9-15-2003.pdf Westboro Baptist Church flyer about Jim in Bold] (PDF) (Dead URL)
 * {{IMDb title |0370809|Jim in Bold}}
-*[http://www.gmax.co.za/feel/10/20-USyouthdoccie.html Jim in Bold, life as a gay teen in America]
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