"Dykes on Bikes"patented.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A lesbian motorcycle group calling itself Dykes on Bikes has successfully trademarked the name after proving the gay community does not find it derogatory.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark office, which had denied the San Francisco group's applications for a federal trademark, reversed itself and granted the signification after being convinced the once-offensive term "dyke" has now become associated with gay pride, the group said Thursday.
"The applicant came in at the last moment with a lot of evidence to show that the community did not consider it disparaging," said Lynne Beresford, a U.S. commissioner for trademarks.
The motorcycle club was founded nearly 30 years ago and became famous for leading San Francisco's annual gay pride parade.
Vick Germany, president of the San Francisco Women's Motorcycle Contingent, also known as Dykes on Bikes, said the decision was a huge victory.

"The word dyke has been used to put us down, and we have taken that name and reclaimed it as a source of pride," Germany said.