A Lesviot is a resident of the island of Lesvos, also spelled Lesbos, where the love of women by women first became a large-scale flap (in Western history, anyway) because it was the birthplace of the poet Sappho, who felt strong emotions for the women she wrote poems about. All of whom, like Sappho, are now dead The island is called Mytilene as well, from its Turkish name. It lies near the Turkish border. As far as I know, all wieners found there are imported, but that could be wrong.


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