Interwoven with Jimmy Wheeler's life story is Young Gay America's cross-country road trip and interviews, where we see for the first time on film an America where homophobia is no longer an everyday fact of life. Gay youth are increasingly integrated into their schools, social groups, and communities. 13- and 14-year-olds are coming out of the closet in record numbers. Sexual diversity has become a regular part of adolescent life. In a post-internet world, gay and lesbian youth are normal -- something Jimmy Wheeler never felt.

JIM IN BOLD is the story of a boy who dreamed of a better world and the people who live his dream today.