Scandinavia-Queer-History on Urániahttps://urania.institute/en/categories/scandinavia-queer-history/Recent content in Scandinavia-Queer-History on UrániaHugoen-usFri, 10 Jan 2025 00:10:32 +0700Did Swedes Really Take Sick Leave for Homosexuality to Protest or Get Out of Work?https://urania.institute/en/posts/world/sweden-1979/Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:10:32 +0700https://urania.institute/en/posts/world/sweden-1979/<p>Until 1979, Sweden officially classified homosexuality as a mental illness, even though it had been legal since 1944. This historical detail is linked to a common misconception that spread online in the early 2010s. According to some posts, large numbers of Swedes supposedly took sick leave by claiming they “felt gay/lesbian,” either as a protest or simply to avoid work.</p>