Bob is gay

In a tweet celebrating Pride, Nickelodeon confirmed that SpongeBob SquarePants and other beloved children's characters are members of the LGBTQ+ community. After years — decades, even — of speculation and outcry from the LGBTQ community that iconic cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants was one of their own, Nickelodeon has finally confirmed it. In celebration. There has long been debate about the sexuality of SpongeBob Squarepants and some are taking a Nickelodeon tweet as his coming out.

The network included a photo of the beloved animated character in. 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. Nickelodeon revealed SpongeBob SquarePants is an LGBTQ+ ally, but does that mean he's gay? Here's every time the show has suggested he is. Thanks, Bob. The country was deep in the s when an unlikely figure appeared on television screens to explain to America that homosexuality was no longer considered a mental illness.

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That figure was Bob Newhart, the mumbling comedian whose sitcom, The Bob Newhart Show , tackled queer mental health in a particularly groundbreaking episode. That causes a bit of a crisis in a group therapy setting, with the casual homophobia of the time becoming unpleasantly apparent. Over the course of the episode, Bob comes to realize just how backwards the old way of thinking, which labeled homosexuality as a sickness, was.

The old guard, led by backwards thinkers like Dr. But Socarides represented an outgoing ideology, and Newhart says as much on—and again I just have to shake my head in wonderment at this—a fun silly sitcom. Savage Love Bold Type Tickets. Support The Stranger. Log In Sign Up. Homo Nov 20, at pm. Comments 4. Tags: Homo History. The Stranger depends on your continuing support to provide articles like this one. In return, we pledge our ongoing commitment to truthful, progressive journalism and serving our community.

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