Gay Spies

(London, England) MI5, the British equivalent of the FBI, has indicated that homosexuals will be recruited as spies. The intelligence agency is collaborating with the gay advocacy group Stonewall.

The security service, which deals with counter-terrorism within the UK, has hired Stonewall to try and attract a broader range of candidate.

This year the organisation will appear in Stonewall's graduate recruitment guide, which lists gay-friendly employers. [...]

Ben Summerskill, director of Stonewall, who coincidentally went to school with MI5's Director-general Jonathan Evans, said: "I am optimistic that in 10 to 15 years their [MI5's] employment profile will look very much like modern Britain. There is no reason why there shouldn't be a lesbian or gay director-general."

He added: "People from all minority communities do have experience of getting on with people who are different and of fitting in."

Since lack of acceptance is a hurdle for the gay community, many individuals are somewhat secretive about their orientation and, logically, an intelligence organization should highly value a spy's ability to keep secrets. Therefore, gay spies in MI5 would seem to be a natural fit.

Being obviously progressive in their policies, the Brits may also want to consider the formation of elite gay commando units. Just imagine the nervousness of terrorists fearing that gay commandos will take them down.