'The Simpsons' landmark gay episo keeps the fay

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• ‘THE SIMPSONS’ LANDMARK GAY EPISO KEEPS THE FAY
• SIMPSONS GAY CHARACTERS: WHO IS LGBT THE SIMPSONS?

‘THE SIMPSONS’ LANDMARK GAY EPISO KEEPS THE FAY

The SimpsonsCast & crewUser reviewsTriviaEpiso aired Feb 16, 1997TV-1423mAfter Marge beiends John, a gay store owner, Homer worri that his prence will have a negative effect on Bart's Marge beiends John, a gay store owner, Homer worri that his prence will have a negative effect on Bart's Marge beiends John, a gay store owner, Homer worri that his prence will have a negative effect on Bart's productn, box office & pany PhotosReview Great Episo that Explor a Theme no Show had Neve Dealt wh Prevly, Homers Phobia is a brilliant Simpsons episo wh a very well wrten storyle wh loads of really funny episo is an absolute classic episo of the Simpsons, and is also a very groundbreakg episo for s time, as 's storyle heavily revolv around a gay character, which no show had prevly alt character, John (voiced by John Waters) is such a memorable character, his personaly and his tert all thgs llectible are hilar and this mak him whout a doubt one if the highlights of the eight season. After the fay beiends a gay man, Homer is ightened when Bart starts to behave like him and try's get him terted more manly activi.

”Every Simpsons fan rells that “Homer’s Phobia, ” Homer spects Bart is gay for a host of trivial reasons related to the fluence of a fay iend named John (voiced, a timels turn, by the natnal treasure John Waters): He starts wearg Hawaiian shirts, drops sassy phras like “Homer, you are the livg end, ” and danc around the livg room a Hairspray-style episo is rightly praised for s wry take on LGBT polics the shiftg landspe of the late ‘90s — showed how straights’ gay panic is not merely stupid, but rather passé, and easily overmatched by a ltle addnal life experience. — to celebrate the possibily of a universe which Bart is gay, bi, trans, queer, or somethg else entirely.

A number of people have been intified as (or implied to be) lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (monly abbreviated LGBT).

SIMPSONS GAY CHARACTERS: WHO IS LGBT THE SIMPSONS?

1 Openly gay characters. Patty Bouvier - Formerly closeted, as she appeared (enclosed) on a float a gay pri para, chantg "We're gay! Billie Jean Kg, San Sontag and Sappho of Lbos - Lisa ced the three of them as hero of hers who are or were gay.

Peppermt Patty - Lisa ced her as beg among hero of hers who are or were gay, but qualified her statement by addg that she only spected that Peppermt Patty was gay. Openly gay characters[ed]. - Longtime closeted, now openly gay.

The show has treated Smhers as openly gay sce then, for example, wh Marge referrg to him as her "gay bt iend". He and his workers are all gay, and at breaks they turn the l to a gay nightclub. Stuart - Hangs out the Gay Neighborhood and knows Waylon Smhers, Jr.

Dewey Largo - Formerly the closet, now openly gay. Largo revealed himself as gay when he ran off wh his soul mate, a man he met at Mo's, also named Dewey.

Comic Book Gay - Patron of Mo's and of Comic Book Guy, to whom he bears a strong enough remblance that Homer mistook him for Comic Book Guy. The ntractor replied that he was gay, but had a subntractor (Angelo) who would take re of that. Gay Lato man - When he saw Homer's graffi tag of "El Homo"(parodyg "El Barto"), he terpreted as Homer clarg himself to be homosexual, and said, "If only I had your urage, Señor.

Huckleberry Hound - Once said that he was gay but uldn't tell anyone.

However, should be noted that Karl is implied to be of German orig, and men kissg men don't necsarily equate to homosexualy as much as jt rpect some European untri. [32] A stronger ht at Karl's possible orientatn is dropped when Karl is seen supportg Moe's mpaigng as gay while nng for cy uncil, but there's still no overt ditn of his stat.

Sea Capta - In The Simpsons: Tapped Out, he implied that he is homosexual. In the game, he suggts that Ned Flanrs is gay after Ned giv him ratg advice.