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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] 44 points 2 years ago

A few people did call in sick, in August 1979. One even got it approved and received sick benefits. But it wasn't the main part of the protest.

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