[So much for being out and proud-ed]
The sexual orientation of freed Canadian hostage Jim Loney was kept under wraps by his family as a precautionary measure during his four months of captivity.
Loney’s relatives did not reveal that he was gay because they felt that his sexuality would affect his chances of survival, Doug Pritchard, co-director of the Christian Peacemakers Teams, told The Canadian Press.
“It’s a sad fact that around the world gays and lesbians are more vulnerable to attack than straights,” Pritchard said.
Pritchard said the family feared Loney would come to harm at the hands of his Iraqi abductors if they had known his sexual orientation.
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