Schwarzenegger to Headline Gay Republican Fundraiser

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 textbooks in California.

The governor already has indicated that he opposes the measure.

The governor’s stock has been down with gay rights groups since he vetoed a gay marriage bill in September.

But the Log Cabin Republicans, a group for gay and lesbian GOP members that publicly parted company with President Bush after he supported a federal gay marriage ban, have stood by Schwarzenegger since they endorsed him to unseat Democrat Gray Davis during the 2003 recall.