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TORONTO, Ontario, June 21, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – James Loney, the former Canadian Iraqi hostage, has charged the Ontario Knights of Columbus with homosexual discrimination.The Knights recently announced the closure of a youth leadership camp located in Orillia Ontario where Loney worked for several years. Loney--who revealed his homosexuality amidst the publicity furor accompanying his eventual safe return from Iraq--has accused the Knights of closing the camp because he is gay. The factual basis for his allegation is still uncertain. News reports have been unclear and contradictory about whether or not Loney is even a current employee of the camp. A Canadian Press report...

SAN FRANCISCO Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to headline a fundraiser for gay Republicans in Hollywood next week in what would be his first appearance in front of a gay audience since he took office, according to the event's organizers. The June 29 fundraiser for Log Cabin Republicans comes as Schwarzenegger considers whether to veto a bill that would require chapters from gay history to be added to public school text books in California. The governor already has indicated he opposes the measure. The governor's stock has been down with gay rights groups since he vetoed a gay marriage bill in...