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Lesbos Island Files Suit to Reclaim Word 'Lesbian' from Gays

pinke.biz — According to local activist Dimitris Lambrou, the islanders have suffered psychological and moral rape" from what he calls the "seizure" of the island’s name by gay groups. They argue the use of the term lesbian to mean more than “of the island of Lesbos”, has caused great mental distress.

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  • mavicyp, on 05/02/2008, -0/+6how do you say "hilariously frivolous" in greek?
  • TheChauvinist, on 05/02/2008, -0/+3100k current residents, 250k former residents living off the island vs. all the gay women in the world
    Next step:
    Dutch fight to reclaim the word, "dykes"
  • socialpyramid, on 05/02/2008, -0/+3Yeah, good luck with that.

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