Amazing newsflash of the day: Lesbians are actually kinda homophobic

According to an AP news story today, "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."

Apparently their beef is that they just can't abide by the name of the group, which is called the Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece, and claim it "insults the identity" of the people of Lesbos, who are also known as, wait for it: Lesbians.

"My sister can't say she is a Lesbian,' said Dimitris Lambrou. 'Our geographical designation has been usurped by certain ladies who have no connection whatsoever with Lesbos,' he said."

So what do they want? Justice. When do they want it? Now. The plaintiffs are lobbying to for the gay alliance group to remove the term "lesbian" from their title. And somewhat surprisingly, the case will be heard in an Athens court later this summer.

"Lambrou said the word lesbian has only been linked with gay women in the past few decades. 'But we have been Lesbians for thousands of years,' said Lambrou, who publishes a small magazine on ancient Greek religion and technology that frequently criticizes the Christian Church.

I'm sorry, no offense to Lesbians (or just plain lesbians), and for the record, I am fully in support of gay rights, but every time this guy uses the word "lesbians" in a self-important way, it kinda makes me laugh... Too bizarre.