But it does seem that SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg said SpongeBob was neither gay nor straight back in 2005 he is asexual. “I’m only sorry it took us so long to have this kind of representation in one of our stories.
Many fans took the post as a confirmation that the character is gay. There’s a lot going on, but we must remember that this is June is also Pride Month, a time that was started by a series of riots, the first of which was at the Stonewall inn in Greenwich Village. Is SpongeBob gay Maybe not, but the Nickelodeon cartoon character draws gay fans for his flamboyant lifestyle and tolerant attitude. And that means he’d be a part of the LGBTQIA+ community.