Nickelodeon’s tacit endorsement of SpongeBob’s LGBTQ status is a good first step, and we’ll be waiting eagerly to see what step they take next.Ĭlick here to see a history of LGBTQ+ characters on TV. If kids had just as many beloved gay cartoon characters as those they assume to be straight, how many LGBTQ kids might feel better accepted and understood? We have to keep evolving if we want a better future, and our kids can’t learn from what we don’t show them. In 2003 the Episcopal Church consecrated Robinson as the first openly-gay bishop in all of Christendom. And we know that LGBTQ youth are particularly at risk from their peers, with GLAAD reporting that 74.1% of LGBTQ youth are verbally harassed due to their sexual orientation, and 55.5% feel unsafe at school. 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. While Nickelodeon would undoubtedly have made a stronger statement by, well, making an actual statement, this is still a big step forward for representation in kids’ TV, which has long ruled LGBTQ characters and relationships too “adult” for its content, despite their comfort including adult heterosexual relationships. Okay, I have nothing against gay SpongeBob, but didn't Stephen Hillenburg say he is asexual? #SpongeBob #SpongebobIsGay /0X1hrQE5bL
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