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Best trademark dispute ever!

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A Greek court has been asked to draw the line between the natives of the Aegean Sea island of Lesbos and the world's gay women.

Three islanders from Lesbos - home of the ancient poet Sappho, who praised love between women - have taken a gay rights group to court for using the word lesbian in its name.

One of the plaintiffs said Wednesday that the name of the association, Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece, "insults the identity" of the people of Lesbos, who are also known as Lesbians.

I can understand why the residents of Lesbos (especially the females) would have some difficulty identifying where they are from. But you can't sue to remove a word from the vernacular, especially a word that has been entrenched for a couple thousand years. Can you imagine what would happen if a group of people in India got together and sued Native Americans over who can legitimately be called Indian?

Is it OK that this lawsuit turns me on a little bit? Imagine the discovery that the judge could ask for...

Full post as published by Supreme Dicta on April 30, 2008 (boomark / email).