Court rules lesbians are not just from Lesbos
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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.
Several residents testified during the trial that the use of the word lesbian had brought recognition to the island and boosted its tourist trade.
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.
Several residents testified during the trial that the use of the word lesbian had brought recognition to the island and boosted its tourist trade.
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