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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Homo Coming Out To Your Parents?

Posted by Dan Savage on Tue, May 18, 2010 at 3:22 PM

There's an app for that.

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Isn't that normally spelled with two Ps? "app"?

Posted by DowntownTaylor

on May 18, 2010 at 3:25 PM

The internets language of those under 40 is hard to decode, @1!!

Posted by StillNon on May 18, 2010 at 3:33 PM

I gotta say, that's a pretty awesome app. The Internet rulez.

Posted by Zach Annon on May 18, 2010 at 3:50 PM

Agh! Warn us when you post a link that will open another application!

Posted by NT on May 18, 2010 at 5:16 PM

Jeebus I want an iphone.

Posted by anthony990

on May 18, 2010 at 5:39 PM

I think this is terribly sad.. Is this the new-age PFLAG? How does this support or help anyone coming out? Just reading the few grabs was enough to see some people are hurting and struggling with coming out, but can only post their message? Where is the advice, feedback and support? Some of those people's comments or cries for help will never be answered on this app. As the comments say, it's basically a glorified forum.. Sometimes technology has a lot to answer for..

Posted by ideano on May 18, 2010 at 6:32 PM

@6,
Better to have this then nothing though. I had a friend I met online who lived in a tiny town in Mississippi. He called the PFLAG chapter over an hour away and left a message. They never called him back.
The immediacy of this glorified forum is better than having to hold it in until the third Monday of the month.
I'd expect they'll kick out homophobic trolls pretty quickly as well.
Plus, it won't show up on their parents' internet browser history.

Posted by Normal Adjacent on May 19, 2010 at 6:24 AM