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Swedish people in 1979 calling in sick (protesting the classification of homosexuality as an illness) (thelemmy.club)
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[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

Sorry boss feeling a bit too gay to make it in today.

[-] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 33 points 5 hours ago

Context: as titled, this is an interesting way used by protesters to object towards the classification of homosexuality as an illness. And successfully so, after the protest in August, the classification was removed in October.

[-] amio@lemmy.world 24 points 5 hours ago

Based Swedes. "Can't come in today, afraid I caught a big ol' case of the gays"

[-] Racoonwithbenefits@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 hours ago

So a bottom

this post was submitted on 26 Jul 2026
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