"Doug Pritchard says the family feared Loney might come to harm at the hands of his Iraqi captors had they known he was gay."
What kind of harm? They would have sodomised him?
Only as befitting for him to receive Allah's punishment, yes but they would not have enjoyed it. What would make it sinful, you see.
They were afraid he wouldn't get sodomized if they knew he loved it. No wonder he was so irritated when he was rescued?