Ugo Gabriele

In February of 2009, Italian police arrested suspected mafia crime boss and cross-dresser Ugo Gabriele. Investigators say that, Gabriele, who prefers to be called "Kitty," is the first transsexual mobster they have encountered.Telegraph: Italian police arrest first known transsexual mafia mobster (February 13, 2009)

"We have been on Kitty's trail for several months and it is the first time that we have ever arrested a transsexual Mob boss. We think it is also probably the first case of its kind in the world. He was born Ugo Gabriele but told everyone to call him Kitty - he is very burly but at the same time you can tell he is trying to be a woman."—Police spokespersonDaily Mail: The GodMOTHER: Transsexual Mafia boss...arrested by Italian police (February 13, 2009)

"It's a sign that the Camorra has changed not only its code of honour, which once forbade the killing of women and children; it has also changed its internal rules."—Excerpt from the Corriere della Sera newspaperTelegraph: Italian police arrest first known transsexual mafia mobster (February 13, 2009)

"There is a lot more homosexual activity in the Mob than you think but it is very discreet."—Mafia researcher and writer Luigi Romolo CarrinoDaily Mail: The GodMOTHER: Transsexual Mafia boss...arrested by Italian police (February 13, 2009)