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Apple beats retreat from LGBT 'cure' mission; app no longer available

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Apple is apparently beating a retreat from its much-scorned 'mission' to cure the 'gay community', according to reports on Tuesday. Apple's ‘gay cure app’, which has been on sale for more than a month is no longer available, though the company has not said if it has finally withdrawn the app in the face of rising protests from the gay community.

Anti-Gay App: Open Letter to Steve Jobs From PFLAG President (FULL TEXT)

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Rabbi David Horowitz of PFLAG National (Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) has written an open letter to Steve Jobs urging Apple to remove an app from Exodus International, which says the app is a refuge for people looking for help in their journey out of homosexuality and will help cure people of their homosexuality.
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Facebook to buy mobile app developer Snaptu

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