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The Stonewall Inn and the Mafia: Did organised crime protect or exploit queer New York? Attitude investigates the unlikely alliance between the Mob and New York's persecuted LGBTQ+ community in the 20th century
The mob was old-school conservative but they would never pass a good business opportunity. The Simpsons portrays them accurately for there is nothing Fat Tony won’t consider as long as it’s profitable.
Exploitative the mafia might have been, they were probably the only people to invest in and protect gay establishments. People thought twice about beating and robbing men outside of a gay bar if they knew that it was protected by the mob.
Elliptical_Tangent | 19 days ago
The simple answer is that organized crime protects its revenue streams.
vshawk2 | 18 days ago
That's what I was thinking. The Mob does BOTH to everyone it interacts with.
TheSagePetrus | 19 days ago
The mob was old-school conservative but they would never pass a good business opportunity. The Simpsons portrays them accurately for there is nothing Fat Tony won’t consider as long as it’s profitable.
BanjoTCat | 19 days ago
Exploitative the mafia might have been, they were probably the only people to invest in and protect gay establishments. People thought twice about beating and robbing men outside of a gay bar if they knew that it was protected by the mob.
Maishi | 19 days ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpHaA4FeLDU
Pearlmania500/Too Many Tabs did a great podcast&vid on this in Mid-June