AP
June 11, 2008
ATHENS, Greece - Three islanders from Lesbos told a court yesterday that gay women insult the island's identity by calling themselves lesbians.
The plaintiffs - two women and a man - want to ban a Greek gay group from using the word "lesbian" in its name.
Lesbos was the home of the ancient poet Sappho, who praised love among women.
The term "causes confusion by using a geographic term in connection with [the group's] special character and social action," said Dimitris Papadelis, a lawyer representing the islanders.
