A lesbian by any other name…
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
3 Islanders from the Greek Isle of Lesbos are suing a gay rights organization named the “Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece” for use of the term lesbian because it “insults the identity” of the people of Lesbos, who are have also historically known as Lesbians.
I’m not REALLY sure that even if they win (which I doubt) suing this one small group in Greece will make homosexual women stop calling themselves lesbians. It doesn’t strike me as a realistic expectation and I don’t understand what they hope to gain aside from free publicity. Maybe Lesbos is just bucking for more tourism?
Plaintiff Dimitris Lambrou said they 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.
Full Article at Associated Press
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