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17. Perhaps he was referring to the Greek island Lesbos

Reply to noiretextatique (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 4, 2013, 07:23 PM

Jan 2013

Or perhaps not.

I remember a few years ago some people from the island did try to sue to get the word lesbian to only mean people from that island. I'm assuming it was laughed out of court.

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