'The Simpsons' rests gay character wh gay actor

Contents:

• ‘THE SIMPSONS’ LANDMARK GAY EPISO KEEPS THE FAY
• SIMPSONS GAY CHARACTERS: WHO IS LGBT THE SIMPSONS?
• IS BART SIMPSON GAY?
• ‘THE SIMPSONS’ RESTS HANK AZARIA’S GAY CHARACTER WH GAY ACTOR

‘THE SIMPSONS’ LANDMARK GAY EPISO KEEPS THE FAY

And while ’s a historil moment for Smhers, ’s also a full-circle one for longtime seri wrer Rob LaZebnik, whose son, Johnny, spired Smhers’ big, gay g-out episo 2016. Of urse, Smhers — who fds himself thst to a globe-trottg, whirlwd romance wh Garber’s fashnista — was already fluenced by them both when he bted down his closet door 2016’s touchg Season 27 episo “Tom Colls, ” which was penned by Rob as an homage to his gay son. “So often, gay romanc are a subplot or allud to or shown some kd of montage or as a punchle.

And what I thk I was really exced about, wh this episo, we get to see — whout spoilg too much — the begng, middle and who knows how ends of a gay relatnship, of really gettg to the nty-grty of how gay people date, how they meet, what ’s like, ” he said. “I haven’t played a lot of gay characters, but every time I do , brgs back certa feelgs I had as a young actor where I uldn’t be gay.

”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. 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 Bart Gets a LsonYou knew eventually the Simpsons would get around to alg wh gay people.

SIMPSONS GAY CHARACTERS: WHO IS LGBT THE SIMPSONS?

A young guy who ns a shop wh pop cursi beiends the Simpsons and Homer thks he's great until Marge tells him the guy is gay.

A number of people have been intified as (or implied to be) lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (monly abbreviated LGBT). 2 Gay. 1 Openly gay characters.

IS BART SIMPSON GAY?

3 Hted to be Gay.

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. Gay[ed]. Openly gay characters[ed].

‘THE SIMPSONS’ RESTS HANK AZARIA’S GAY CHARACTER WH GAY ACTOR

- 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.