Gay mafiosi 'too scared to come out of closet'

Antonio Ingroia, who has helped bring several bosses to justice, said: "Being gay is still a taboo for Italian society in general, let alone the Mafia, which is an archaic organisation.

"These bosses have to cover their homosexuality; they're afraid because they risk being ridiculed and killed."

Mr Ingroia said that the American Mafia had "a more broad-minded attitude towards gays and so gay bosses can come out."

Gay mafiosi 'too scared to come out of closet'
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom