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SpongeBob QueerPants

posted 4 years ago by Satan2016 (23314)
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This weekend, Nickelodeon confirmed that SpongeBob SquarePants is, in fact, a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
https://www.eonline.com/news/1161097/nickelodeon-announces-spongebob-is-a-member-of-the-lgbtq-community-during-pride-month

Quickly, "Spongebob is gay" became a trending topic on Twitter.

And while some fans thought Nickelodeon was confirming that SpongeBob is gay—although they didn't specific what our favorite yellow sponge identifies as—the network could possibly be referring to the "A" in "LGBTQIA."

After all, in 2005, SpongeBob Squarepants creator Stephen Hillenburg told Reuters, per People, that he never intended for SpongeBob or his best friend Patrick Starfish "to be gay."

"I consider them to be almost asexual," he explained. "We're just trying to be funny and this has nothing to do with the show."

https://twitter.com/Nickelodeon/status/1271795092391682048

Celebrating #Pride with the LGBTQ+ community and their allies this month and every month 🌈 ⁣

[–] Matildawormwood (1545) 3 years ago

I been hearing those rumors about him being gay since like 2002.