Court: 'Lesbian' not just for Islanders
Qnews Jul 22 08Source: Reuters , Telegraph , e Yugoslavia ATHENS -- A Greek court last week ruled a gay rights group can use the word lesbian, saying people from the Aegean island of Lesbos did not have sole claim to the name. Three islanders from Lesbos filed a lawsuit against the Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece (OLKE) in April, accusing it of insulting locals, who are also called Lesbians. "They insult our historical and geographical identity by using the name," said the lead plaintiff, Dimitris Lambrou. The islanders were seeking to have the group barred from using the word 'Lesbian'. Full story...
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