In 2002, when SpongeBob's popularity with gay men grew, Hillenburg denied the suggestion. The incident led to the question whether SpongeBob is a homosexual character.
Unfortunately, in what's probably a surprise to no-one. SpongeBob SquarePants ' sexuality has entered the chat - and lo and behold, the Bikini Bottom dweller might be, as many suspected for years, gay. "In 2005, a promotional video which showed SpongeBob along with other characters from children's shows singing together to promote diversity and tolerance, was criticized by a Christian evangelical group in the United States because they felt the SpongeBob character was being used as an advocate for homosexuality though the video contained "no reference to sex, sexual lifestyle or sexual identity."James Dobson of Focus on the Family accused the video's makers of promoting homosexuality because a gay rights group had sponsored the video Now that SpongeBob's finally out and proud, fans are doubling down on the vast expanse of queer Bikini Bottom memes already available online. Now go ahead headcanon him to be gay for as long as you want just dont confuse fanfic with canon because in the end of the day, its the creation of Stephen Hillenburg and he's word on the characters sexual identity is the official word.
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'We never intended them to be gay,' series creator Stephen Hillenburg said in 2005. Nickelodeon confirmed SpongeBob’s addition to the LGBTQ community with a tweet also featuring transgender star Michael Cohen from Henry Danger and bisexual Korra from The Legend of Korra. It's not the first time SpongeBob's sexuality has been addressed. The tweet didn't reveal him to be gay, if youbread the tweet its shpwing support for LGBTQI because the makers of the character said he is asexual back in early 2000's this information is stupidly easy to learn, which, let me remind everyone asexuals are a part of the LGBTQI community, just because you're in support of LGBTQI doesn't automatically make you gay :) The post made its rounds online and has led many to recognize this as confirmation of SpongeBob's sexual orientation after decades of speculation that SpongeBob is gay. That’s right, SpongeBob Squarepants is apparently a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, according to a now canonical tweet from the Nickelodeon Twitter account that reads, C elebrating Pride with the LGBTQ+ community and their allies this month and every month.