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Sat 08 Aug 2008There is little more perverse than the Mafia's sexual morality
ITALY:The case of a mobster gang-raped to punish him for being gay shines a light on Mafia morals, writes PADDY AGNEW
COSA NOSTRA does not like a gay. Indeed, Cosa Nostra tends to have some very traditional, if not to say prudish views on sexuality in general. The Sicilian Mafia might be strong on drug trafficking, racketeering, extortion and many other illegal activities but when it comes to sexuality, the Sicilian godfathers opt for their own peculiar version of the moral high ground.
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