Just to clarify: In Greek, those who hail from Mytilini/Lesbos (both names are used for the island name, with a preference for the former) are invariably referred to as Mytilinios (Mytilinia for fem.). The word Lesbios (Lesbia for fem.) also exists, but tends to be used only jokingly for the obvious connotations.

The term "lesbian" in Greek is "lesbia", i.e. the feminine of the above forms.

So, the Greeks themselves are NOT using the Lesbos-originated adjective, except in jest. Even in Greek, the word "lesbian" today means no more than a homosexual female. I can't for the life of me therefore understand why suddenly they got so hot under the collar for the world using a word that they THEMSELVES use to mean the same thing.

Sorry, but after all the talk of frankfurters etc above, I felt I had to make an effort to retrieve the discussion. In a sense, to try and hide the sausage. As it were. Allegedly.