Mother's crusade (http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/211245)Woman whose son hanged himself helps build support for LGBT kids
By JON RUTTER, Staff writer
Sunday News
Published: Oct 21, 2007 12:12 AM EST
Life in conservative central Pennsylvania is hard for those outside the sexual mainstream, Mrs. Wheeler said. Stories like Jim's, and his family's, are all too common.
"There's nothing special about the Wheelers," she emphasized. "We had seven kids and the fourth just happened to be gay. We didn't try to change him. We just loved him."