The Fascinating Tale of Fascist Italy's All-Gay Island Paradise
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In 1938 a Sicilian mayor did the local homosexuals an inadvertent favor, and all in the name of currying favor with Mussolini. Anxious to appear as fascist as possible, the mayor of Catania rounded up 45 guys and shipped them to the lovely island of San Domino in the Adriatic Sea.
By Mark Adnum, Contributor
Contributor, 2013-08-17