A Greek court has dismissed a request by residents of the Aegean island of Lesbos to ban the use of the word lesbian to describe gay women, according to a court ruling made public on Tuesday.
Three residents of Lesbos, the birthplace of the ancient Greek poetess Sappho whose love poems inspired the term lesbian, brought a case last month arguing the use of the term in reference to gay women insulted their identity.
In a July 18 decision, the Athens court said the word did not define the identity of the residents of the island, and so it could be validly used by gay groups in Greece and abroad.
You know folks, I think we've gotten to know one another over the years, and I think you all know I couldn't make something like this up. It's just too funny.
Does the Greek court system have nothing better to do? Do they have to hear every, single, one of the frivolous complaints that go through it?
I'd almost figure it would have gotten thrown out by the court clerk.
So Lesbians, you're not really Lesbians according to some people in Greece. You'll have to come up with a new name for yourselves. :)
Travis
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