Greek Lesbians Sued For Calling Themselves... Er, Lesbians [View All]

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People Of Lesbos Take Gay Group To Court Over Term 'Lesbian'

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS, Associated Press Writer
April 30, 2008



ATHENS, Greece - A Greek court has been asked to draw the line between the natives of the Aegean Sea island of Lesbos and the world's gay women. Three islanders from Lesbos — home of the ancient poet Sappho, who praised love between women — have taken a gay rights group to court for using the word lesbian in its name.

One of the plaintiffs said Wednesday that the name of the association, Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece, "insults the identity" of the people of Lesbos, who are also known as Lesbians. "My sister can't say she is a Lesbian," said Dimitris Lambrou. "Our geographical designation has been usurped by certain ladies who have no connection whatsoever with Lesbos," he said.

The three plaintiffs are seeking to have the group barred from using "lesbian" in its name and filed a lawsuit on April 10. The other two plaintiffs are women. Also called Mytilene, after its capital, Lesbos is famed as the birthplace of Sappho. The island is a favored holiday destination for gay women, particularly the lyric poet's reputed home town of Eressos.

"This is not an aggressive act against gay women," Lambrou said. "Let them visit Lesbos and get married and whatever they like. We just want (the group) to remove the word lesbian from their title." He said the plaintiffs targeted the group because it is the only officially registered gay group in Greece to use the word lesbian in its name. The case will be heard in an Athens court on June 10.

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- What a bunch of pricks. Oops, I guess the Pricktarians will be calling me next.

I wonder if they win their case, does this mean that Egypt will be suing Cairo, Illnois for copyright infringement? Might Turkey sue Philidelphia? And could Amerigo Vespucci's family sue all of us for calling ourselves... Americans? Will we have to go with something like.... the Unitedstaters? Or maybe just use what every other person in foreign countries now call us (excluding despots and totalitarians regimes), the Goddamn Arrogant Bastards....
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