Former hostage James Loney, and his partner Dan Hunt, will recieve the 'Fearless' award tonight, for perseverence, during Loney's four-month hostage ordeal.
The ceremony is in part with Toronto's Pride week, celebrating gay and lesbian culture in the city.
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty will present the award to the couple at the ceremony, which will recognize and celebrate contributions made by members of the gay and lesbian community when it takes place in Toronto's historic Distillery district.
Olympic gold-medal swimmer Mark Tewksbury, best-selling author Irshad Manji and Duncan Tucker, director of the Oscar-nominated film Transamerica, are among the honourees. MAC Cosmetics co-founder Frank Toskan will receive the lifetime achievement award. 
Olympian Mark Tewksbury will be one of many honorees at this evening’s annual Pride Toronto Gala and Awards.(keep reading)
This also kicks off Pride events in Toronto - http://www.pridetoronto.com./
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