A Greek court is considering a request by residents of the Aegean island of Lesbos to ban use of the word lesbian as a term to describe gay women, a court official said on Wednesday.
Three Lesbos residents brought the case, arguing that the use of the term "lesbian" in reference to gay women insults their identity.
The island of Lesbos, off the Turkish coast, is the birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Sappho, whose love poems inspired the term lesbian. The island has become a mecca for gay women the world over.
"The court heard both sides and will deliver a ruling on the case in two months at the latest," said a court official who declined to be named. Full story...
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CALIFORNIA FAITH FOR EQUALITY, a statewide network of congregations and people of faith united for equality, celebrates the decision made today by the Connecticut Supreme court that same sex couples have the fundamental right to marry.
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(San Diego, October 10, 2008) --- In a 3-0 decision, the California Court of Appeal (Fourth District) today upheld a jury decision that found that Poway Unified School District officials took minimal or no action at all when two Poway High School students were subjected to relentless harassment because they are gay and lesbian.
LOUISVILLE, KY – Representatives of a variety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender groups as well as other civil rights organizations protested in downtown Louisville this afternoon in response to an anti-gay incident at a McDonald's restaurant.
HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Supreme Court today ruled that barring same-sex couples from marriage violates that state's constitution.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) heralded a decision from the Connecticut Supreme Court, released today, legalizing marriage equality for same-sex couples.
The Connecticut Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriage on Friday in a victory for gay-rights advocates that will allow couples to marry in the New England state.
Same-sex couples won the right to marry in Connecticut in an historic ruling by the Supreme Court today.
The Connecticut Supreme Court is deciding Friday whether same-sex couples in the state are legally entitled to marriage.
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