Nickelodeon announces SpongeBob is member of the LGBTQ2 community

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

GAY SPONGEBOB STANS RISEEEEEEE pic.twitter.com/mF2qhMSKu2

— brittany (@brittany_broski) June 14, 2020

I don't care if Spongebob is gay/asexual the only thing that matters is Spongebob made my childhood enjoyable, Thank you Spongebob.🥰🥺 pic.twitter.com/RsmHt3ak1H

— annie (@meowanneee) June 14, 2020

Have y'all ever even watched SpongeBob?? Dude can be gay And asexual calm yourselves.
See attached: pic.twitter.com/YcmwrEKrTm

— fio (@stressfoo) June 14, 2020

What spongebob being in nicks post is really about- the character is confirmed ace but I genuinely think the art was made to show the people on the show are allies to the gay community so can y’all stop overreacting about a cartoon sponges sexuality #spongebobgay pic.twitter.com/euTenvMQVo

— that one frog wizard (@JustinLugo15) June 14, 2020

On the topic of Spongebob:
1. Nickelodeon said he was LGBT+, not gay. Aspecs are still LGBT+.
2. Even if they said he was gay, you can be homoromantic (gay) and asexual (ace)!
3. While sponges CAN reproduce asexually, they ARE sexual and often imtersex, so still LGBT+.

— BritneyMorgan 🖊 (@LegitBritMorgan) June 14, 2020

nickelodeon shines a light on Spongebob as being in the LGBTQ+ community and everyone immediately jumps to him being gay.

Despite him already being outed as asexual in the early 2000's.

Guess we're just… forgetting asexual is part of that community again huh?

— 🖤🤍💜 Aye matey ☠️ (@piratefishmama) June 13, 2020

Ppl are really freaking out about the SpongeBob LGBTQ+ tweet and I'm like: pic.twitter.com/xurVjEDSy7

— _kairy_draws_ (@_kairy_draws_) June 14, 2020

I need to know who thought spongebob was straight because we all knew he was gay. pic.twitter.com/DZHh7nfW6t

— SharielTheShamblesWoman (@Saffire569) June 14, 2020

People mad about sponge bob being asexual is hilarious. He literally produces asexually in the show. pic.twitter.com/5nFfAkbFOk

— (Reese) (@Viking_Magic) June 14, 2020