Lesbos lesbians take gay name fight to court
Campaigners on a Greek island are to go to court in a battle to stop a gay rights group from using the term "lesbian"Their problem is that as residents of Lesbos, they are lesbians, and claim use of the word in its sexual context violates the human rights of the islanders and causes much embarrassment.
A court will now decide whether to grant an injunction against the Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece forcing a name-change. If it does the campaigners says they will start to fight the word lesbian internationally.
100,000 people who live on Lesbos - Greece's third biggest island - with another 25,000 lesbian expats worldwide.
The term lesbian originated from the poet Sappho, who expressed her love of other women in poetry written during the 7th Century BC - she was also a resident of Lesbos.
The term lesbian originated from the poet Sappho, who expressed her love of other women in poetry written during the 7th Century BC - she was also a resident of Lesbos.
