'The Simpsons' landmark gay episo keeps the fay

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.

SIMPSONS GAY CHARACTERS: WHO IS LGBT THE SIMPSONS?

“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.

IS BART SIMPSON GAY?

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.

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

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.