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Sicilys first openly gay governor wins support with anti-mafia crusade
PALERMO, Italy Of the last two men to sit in Sicilys palatial governors office, one is up on criminal charges and the other is doing hard time. Enter their successor, Rosario Crocetta the unlikeliest politician ever to govern Cosa Nostra country.
Back when he was mayor of a coastal town plagued by mob violence, Crocetta took on the dons, combating the ingrained practice of pizzo, or forced protection payments, while helping put hundreds of gangsters behind bars. His anti-mafia revolution led crime boss Daniele Emmanuello to call for his assassination, with police subsequently arresting a series of mobsters for plots against his life.
Since winning the governors job nine months ago, Crocetta has taken his crusade island-wide, kicking a hornets nest as he strengthens anti-mafia laws and takes aim at the cronyism, waste and corruption that turned Sicilys treasury into the gift that kept giving. But to get this far, the 62-year-old former Communist with a penchant for sea-blue spectacles first had to tackle another powerful adversary: masculine stereotypes in Italys macho south.
Im homosexual, which I call a gift from God, and no, I didnt hide it one bit! he said, dangling a lit Marlboro and rearing his head back in a raucous laugh. Talking about his successful campaign for governor, he said, the fact that Im here is almost inconceivable. Even Im surprised.
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darkangel218
(13,985 posts)There is no freaking difference between gay and straights. Its a fuking preferance!
So I like BDSM. I bet the right fundamentalists would love to burn me on a cross for that.
When are they going to get it THAT IS NONE IF THEIR BUSSINES WHAT CONSENTING ADULTS DO BEHIND CLOSED DOORS??
Fuking assholes. Always eager to judge, but never question their OWN actions. Fuck them!
KoKo
(84,711 posts)find an "approved site" to answer my search. The closest I could figure out on my own is:
Bondage and Sado-Masochistic Sex... I think I missed a letter in there.
Perhaps you could add more for those of us who might not be up on acronyms. If you care to share.
Cirque du So-What
(25,936 posts)liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)mercymechap
(579 posts)how some gays prefer the Republican party (Logcabinrepublicans). It doesn't make sense to support a party that doesn't support you.