Google has removed the "Is My Son Gay?" app from its Android Market after complaints it was homophobic, based on stereotypes and offensive. "We remove apps that violate our policies," a company spokesman told CNET, declining to elaborate. AllOut.org earlier launched a Twitter campaign urging people to demand that Google remove the app, which they said was offensive. Queerty.com claims the author of the application is gay and developed it to help promote an upcoming comedic novel. "This app was conceived with a playful approach," he has said in a statement to the Huffington Post. "It is not based at all on scientific research...Through humor, "Is My Son Gay?" and the forthcoming novel have the sole objective of toning down/improving the situation and helping mothers to accept their sons' homosexuality."
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First published: Friday, 7th October 2011 - 1:00pm