in 2007, after the uspto granted approval, the group faced a new challenge from a male lawyer, michael mcdermott. mcdermott sued the group, calling the name "disparaging to men" and "scandalous and immoral." mcdermott stated his opposition against any group associated with the annual dyke march, which he dubbed "the annual illegal san francisco dyke hate riot" in which he and all men are subject to criminal attacks and civil right violations. he claimed the word dyke is associated with a "deep obsessive hatred of men and the male gender." the court found that men had no grounds to be offended by the term.