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Homophobic Android App No Longer Available

Homophobic Android App No Longer Available

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The "Is My Son Gay?" app, where parents could ostensibly determine their child's orientation by answering questions on how they dressed and whether they cared about sports, has been pulled from the market.

The app posed a total of 20 questions. If the app determined a child would be heterosexual, parents were told they didn't have to worry over whether they would have grandchildren. On Monday, the app was apparently pulled by Google from the Android Market.

Christophe de Baran, the gay developer of "Is My Son Gay?", said his app is not worth getting angry over. In a statement, he apparently told people to "fight the right fight" instead of critiquing his invention, which he says was created "with a fun approach." Read more here.

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.