Nickelodeon Reveals Spongebob is Gay in Honor of Pride Month

In honor of Pride Month, Nickelodeon has announced that Spongebob Squarepants is gay.

The children’s TV network made the big reveal Saturday morning (Jun. 13) in a tweet celebrating Pride Month, writing: “Celebrating #Pride with the LGBTQ+ community and their allies this month and every month.”

The tweet featured images of three Nick characters: Spongebob, Schwoz Schwartz from Henry Danger and Korra from Avatar: The Legend of Korra.

Though the tweet doesn’t actually say any of the characters are gay, it insinuates it with the colorful backgrounds/imagery.

Celebrating #Pride with the LGBTQ+ community and their allies this month and every month ? ?
(?: by @ramzymasri) pic.twitter.com/pENmTaQB0h

— Nickelodeon (@Nickelodeon) June 13, 2020

The news of Spongebob being gay honestly shouldn’t be that surprising to anyone who’s the show over the years.

Spongebob gay? I mean he literally had a baby with Patrick pic.twitter.com/RMLVUomVsL

— Cowboy Bebop (@hoe_vid_19) June 13, 2020

As for the other two Nick characters, it’s been known for a while that Korr is gay/bisexual because it was actually revealed on the show and later written into the script. Also, the actor who plays Schwoz is a transgender man in real life who transitioned decades ago.

Spongebob’s “coming out,” however, is making the most noise on social media.

bitches just now tweeting “spongebob gay”, like bitch i been knew, look at this mf ??? pic.twitter.com/HVNG6WsBgY

— ripey ? (@ripeyy) June 13, 2020

y’all are shocked spongebob gay? he’s been hinting at it for years ????? pic.twitter.com/QgGcxjmz1Z

— Gabby ?? (@gdukesss) June 13, 2020

spongebob was gay asf

— jay (@JAYVERSACE) June 13, 2020

why are y’all so surprised spongebob is gay when he literally drove like this pic.twitter.com/fHxN2XzYhq

— EFRAIN ? (@TUENEMIGOEFRAIN) June 13, 2020

he literally had a baby with patrick pic.twitter.com/fEE3rZxaAO

— |S|? ~ Your Local ? (@MissMinHolly) June 13, 2020

He even shot a rainbow outta his ass too we have to stan pic.twitter.com/c0pDELFyMV

— ???? ???????’? ??????? (@2kaitlynlouise4) June 13, 2020

nickelodeon after confirming that spongebob is gay and then turning off the comments pic.twitter.com/ChYaaLaxeY

— Kam ?? (@KamKizar) June 13, 2020

Sandy after finding out spongebob gay pic.twitter.com/yjGxGID6XA

— kazII (@kazIIkalimba) June 13, 2020

Sponge bob overhearing the customers about him being gay while he in the back whipping up a krabby patty pic.twitter.com/DLSwi32UOG

— glance. (@Zaybelxo) June 13, 2020

why yall actin surprised that spongebob gay ? i thought we been knew … pic.twitter.com/pCDGqfe7MU

— POLY ! (@virginpoly) June 13, 2020

SPONGEBOB GAY
WE STAN A QUEEN WHO WEARS CORAL BLUE #3 pic.twitter.com/sNTPclXRyh

— Crispy – Black Lives Matter (@TheChrisPavon) June 13, 2020

“spongebob is gay??!!” as if he hasn’t been in the full drags a many of times… literally full couch cushion padding, wig glued, boots the haus of atlantis down pat…. pic.twitter.com/775eZgpzWq

— Keaton jones news & updates (@bxsel) June 13, 2020

Nickelodeon: SPONGEBOB GAY

Conservative parents: pic.twitter.com/Ta8tMiEE6J

— trent andrew (@trentandrewrld) June 13, 2020

For what it’s worth, Spongebob’s creator, Stephen Hillenberg, said back in the early 2000s that Spongebob wasn’t “gay,” but actually asexual … meaning he has no sexual desires or preference for any sex/gender.

But as many people on Twitter are pointing out, being asexual does make him technically “Queer,” which represents the Q in LGBTQ+.

In fact, a longer version of the famous acronym is “LGBTQIA,” which stands for “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersexual, Asexual.”

*People in Spongebob is Gay hearing he’s asexual*: Well akkkkssually, he’s a SEASPONGE and they ALL REPRODUCE ASEXUALLY SO OF COURSE SWFEFWFAQS–

Me: He’s a fucking Sponge that wears a suit that lives in a pineapple working 9-5 in a restaurant. LET ACE PEOPLE HAVE THIS, BRENDA. pic.twitter.com/ElefdOoBK5

— Malice Elliot (@ElliotMalice) June 13, 2020

A lot of people are saying “Spongebob is asexual according to Stephen Hillenburg” and I just wanna point out that would still make him queer, aces are queer, he can be a gay ace, he’s allowed to wear the rainbow too guys #Pride #PrideMonth #AIsNotForAlly #AcesAreLGBTQ https://t.co/phqavPuDHr

— Elle Rose ??? (@scretladyspider) June 13, 2020

I don’t care if spongebob is asexual, bisexual or gay, I stan him pic.twitter.com/qzLD47aCnv

— APOLLO? (@ApolloLXXXIX) June 13, 2020