Italian Mafia Now Accepts Gay Members

A new article by the New York Post details a striking revelation about the Italian mafia – it's now no longer fiercely homophobic and accepts gay members.

Nicola Gratteri, an anti-mafia investigator in Calbria, told the Times of London: "The mafia have evolved along with society. Gays can be accepted now, even as foot soldiers, so long as they don't parade it in public."

Gratteri claims to have seen letters describing "'passionate' letters between a crime boss and a young lieutenant, and has eavesdropped on phone conversations revealing many mafia foot soldiers enjoy transvestite bars,"