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sick rule [edit: DISPROVEN] (files.mastodonapp.uk)

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Article debunking it: https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/09/calling-in-gay-did-70s-swedes-really-get-paid-sick-leave-for-being-homosexual.html

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[-] [email protected] 46 points 2 years ago

It was actually ended by LGBTQ activists occupying the swedish national board of health and welfare. The myth even comes from activists calling in sick to attend the occupation.

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