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Thursday, May 1, 2008 12:00 AM

Can't "lesbians" belong to us all?

Residents of the island of Lesbos sue for use of the name.
Sarah Hepola

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  • Thursday, May 1, 2008 12:56 PM

    i know a lesbian

    One of my professors grew up on Lesbos and when she went off to college ended up rooming with another woman from Lesbos. She said that they got _really_ sick of the obvious joke.

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