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• THREE GAYS OF THE CONDO
• CLASSIC GAY TV: THE SIMPSONS, 'HOMER'S PHOBIA'{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY LOUIS PEZMANSEPTEMBER 19, 2012/11:36 AMBY LOUIS PEZMANSEPTEMBER 19, 2012 / 11:36 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"CLASSIC GAY TV: THE SIMPSONS, 'HOMER'S PHOBIA'","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-09-19T15:36:23.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-09-19T15:36:23.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LOUIS PEZMAN","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN CLASSIC GAY TV, LOUIS PEZMAN LOOKS AT CLASSIC AND NEW-CLASSIC GAY-THEMED EPISOS OF TELEVISN. WAS THIS A MAJOR STEP FORWARD LGBT REPRENTATN OR A CRGEWORTHY RELIC OF THE PAST?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SERI: THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EPISO: “HOMER’S PHOBIA” (SEASON 8, EPISO 15){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORIGAL AIR DATE: FEBARY 16, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PLOT POTS: BART STROYS THE DRYER, BUT THE FAY N’T AFFORD TO REPLACE . MARGE CIS TO SELL HER GRANDMA’S PREC CIVIL WAR FIGURE. THE SIMPSONS GO TO COCKAMAMIE’S, A STORE THAT SPECIALIZ MP – “THE TRAGILLY LUDICRO, THE LUDICROLY TRAGIC” – AND MEET THE FLAMBOYANT OWNER, JOHN (VOICED BY JOHN WATERS). HOMER AND JOHN H OFF STANTLY, AND HOMER V JOHN OVER. THEY DANCE TO “I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE,” WHICH IS MAYBE THE GAYT THG YOU N DO OUTSI OF MAN-ON-MAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TURNS OUT HOMER HAS THE WORST GAYDAR EVER, BEE HE EAKS OUT WHEN MARGE TELLS HIM THAT JOHN IS GAY. (“OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, I DANCED WH A GAY. MARGE, LISA, PROMISE ME YOU WON’T TELL ANYONE.”) HOMER ROLV TO SHUN JOHN, EVEN AS THE RT OF THE SIMPSON FAY EMBRAC HIM. AS BART BEGS TO ACT GAYER – WEARG A HAWAIIAN SHIRT, CHOOSG A PK SNOWBALL OVER A HOSTS CUPKE – HOMER BE TERMED TO STRAIGHTEN HIM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S A TOTAL DISASTER, AS THE WHOLE WORLD HAS APPARENTLY GONE GAY. HOMER TAK BART TO A STEEL L THAT TURNS TO A BIG GAY DIS. WHEN HE CIS TO TAKE HIS SON HUNTG – ALONG WH STUNNG EXAMPL OF MASCULY MOE AND BARNEY – THEY END UP HUNTG DOMTITED REER STEAD OF ER. THE REER GET THE UPPER HAND, AND ’S UP TO JOHN TO SAVE HOMER’S LIFE WH A MISSILE-FIRG ROBOT SANTA. 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AND HAS THE GLAAD SEAL OF APPROVAL, EARNG THE GLAAD MEDIA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDG TV – INDIVIDUAL EPISO. ALSO: JOHN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DO IT HOLD UP: WHAT’S TERTG ABOUT “HOMER’S PHOBIA” IS THAT ’S VERY RELEVANT BUT ALSO A PRODUCT OF S TIME – CURRENT SS MAY MAKE THE OCSNAL GAY JOKE, BUT ’S RARE FOR A MA CHARACTER TO EXPRS SUCH SEVERE PREJUDICE. ON THE OTHER HAND, ’S SO OVER-THE-TOP THAT MAK HOMER OUT TO BE AN IDT, NOT A BIGOT. THAT’S WHY REMAS ONE OF THE GREAT TV EPISOS ABOUT HOMOPHOBIA: RATHER THAN GET PREACHY, SHOWS EXACTLY HOW STUPID HOMOPHOB {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KEY L:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I LIKE MY BEER LD, MY TV LOUD, AND MY HOMOSEXUALS FLAAAAMG.” (HOMER){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOHN: “HOMER, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT AGAST GAYS?”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOMER: “YOU KNOW, 'S NOT UAL. IF THERE WAS A LAW, WOULD BE AGAST .”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARGE: “HOMER, PLEASE, YOU’RE EMBARRASSG YOURSELF.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOMER: “NO, I’M NOT, MARGE. THEY’RE EMBARRASSG ME. THEY’RE EMBARRASSG AMERI. THEY TURNED THE NAVY TO A FLOATG JOKE. THEY ED ALL OUR BT NAM LIKE BCE AND LANCE AND JULIAN. THOSE WERE THE TOUGHT NAM WE HAD. NOW THEY’RE JT—”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOHN: “QUEER?”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOMER: “YEAH, AND THAT’S ANOTHER THG! I RENT YOU PEOPLE G THAT WORD. THAT’S OUR WORD FOR MAKG FUN OF YOU. WE NEED !”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“WHERE YOU BEEN, HOMER? ENTIRE STEEL DTRY’S GAY. YEAH, AEROSPACE, TOO. AND THE RAILROADS. AND YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE? BROADWAY.” (MOE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“YOU KNOW BART, MAYBE ’S JT THE NCSN TALKG, BUT ANY WAY YOU CHOOSE TO LIVE YOUR LIFE IS OK WH ME.” (HOMER){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LOUIS PEZMAN IS A EELANCE WRER LOS ANGEL, SPENDG MOST OF HIS TIME AS THE WEEKEND EDOR AT GAWKER AND A NTRIBUTOR TO WSTREAM AND HE’S A LTLE B DOROTHY, A LTLE B BLANCHE. YOU N FOLLOW HIM ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: CLASSIC GAY TV: THE GOLN GIRLS, 'ISN'T IT ROMANTIC?'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• 'SIMPSONS' ANIMAT GAY NUPTIALS, AND A DEBATE

THREE GAYS OF THE CONDO

“You guys don't have a gay time mache, do you? "Three Gays of the Condo" is the seventeenth episo of Season 14. Homer at the gay nightclub Sprgfield.

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WAS THIS A MAJOR STEP FORWARD LGBT REPRENTATN OR A CRGEWORTHY RELIC OF THE PAST?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SERI: THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EPISO: “HOMER’S PHOBIA” (SEASON 8, EPISO 15){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORIGAL AIR DATE: FEBARY 16, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PLOT POTS: BART STROYS THE DRYER, BUT THE FAY N’T AFFORD TO REPLACE . MARGE CIS TO SELL HER GRANDMA’S PREC CIVIL WAR FIGURE. THE SIMPSONS GO TO COCKAMAMIE’S, A STORE THAT SPECIALIZ MP – “THE TRAGILLY LUDICRO, THE LUDICROLY TRAGIC” – AND MEET THE FLAMBOYANT OWNER, JOHN (VOICED BY JOHN WATERS). HOMER AND JOHN H OFF STANTLY, AND HOMER V JOHN OVER. THEY DANCE TO “I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE,” WHICH IS MAYBE THE GAYT THG YOU N DO OUTSI OF MAN-ON-MAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TURNS OUT HOMER HAS THE WORST GAYDAR EVER, BEE HE EAKS OUT WHEN MARGE TELLS HIM THAT JOHN IS GAY. (“OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, I DANCED WH A GAY. MARGE, LISA, PROMISE ME YOU WON’T TELL ANYONE.”) HOMER ROLV TO SHUN JOHN, EVEN AS THE RT OF THE SIMPSON FAY EMBRAC HIM. AS BART BEGS TO ACT GAYER – WEARG A HAWAIIAN SHIRT, CHOOSG A PK SNOWBALL OVER A HOSTS CUPKE – HOMER BE TERMED TO STRAIGHTEN HIM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S A TOTAL DISASTER, AS THE WHOLE WORLD HAS APPARENTLY GONE GAY. HOMER TAK BART TO A STEEL L THAT TURNS TO A BIG GAY DIS. WHEN HE CIS TO TAKE HIS SON HUNTG – ALONG WH STUNNG EXAMPL OF MASCULY MOE AND BARNEY – THEY END UP HUNTG DOMTITED REER STEAD OF ER. THE REER GET THE UPPER HAND, AND ’S UP TO JOHN TO SAVE HOMER’S LIFE WH A MISSILE-FIRG ROBOT SANTA. HOMER FALLY ACCEPTS JOHN, LEADG JOHN TO NCLU THAT WE ULD END HOMOPHOBIA IF ALL GAY MEN WOULD JT SAVE A STRAIGHT MAN’S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT MAK IT GAY: PREV EPISO OF THE SIMPSONS HAD SOME GAY THEM: SEASON 2’S SIMPSON AND DELILAH” EVEN SHOWED KARL (VOICED BY HARVEY FIERSTE) KISSG HOMER. BUT “HOMER’S PHOBIA” WAS THE FIRST EPISO TO TRODUCE AN OPENLY GAY CHARACTER. (IT ALSO NTU THE LONG PROCS OF OUTG SMHERS, WHO SEEMS TO HAVE A THG WH JOHN.) AND HAS THE GLAAD SEAL OF APPROVAL, EARNG THE GLAAD MEDIA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDG TV – INDIVIDUAL EPISO. ALSO: JOHN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DO IT HOLD UP: WHAT’S TERTG ABOUT “HOMER’S PHOBIA” IS THAT ’S VERY RELEVANT BUT ALSO A PRODUCT OF S TIME – CURRENT SS MAY MAKE THE OCSNAL GAY JOKE, BUT ’S RARE FOR A MA CHARACTER TO EXPRS SUCH SEVERE PREJUDICE. ON THE OTHER HAND, ’S SO OVER-THE-TOP THAT MAK HOMER OUT TO BE AN IDT, NOT A BIGOT. 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IF THERE WAS A LAW, WOULD BE AGAST .”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARGE: “HOMER, PLEASE, YOU’RE EMBARRASSG YOURSELF.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOMER: “NO, I’M NOT, MARGE. THEY’RE EMBARRASSG ME. THEY’RE EMBARRASSG AMERI. THEY TURNED THE NAVY TO A FLOATG JOKE. THEY ED ALL OUR BT NAM LIKE BCE AND LANCE AND JULIAN. THOSE WERE THE TOUGHT NAM WE HAD. NOW THEY’RE JT—”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOHN: “QUEER?”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOMER: “YEAH, AND THAT’S ANOTHER THG! I RENT YOU PEOPLE G THAT WORD. THAT’S OUR WORD FOR MAKG FUN OF YOU. WE NEED !”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“WHERE YOU BEEN, HOMER? ENTIRE STEEL DTRY’S GAY. YEAH, AEROSPACE, TOO. AND THE RAILROADS. AND YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE? BROADWAY.” (MOE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“YOU KNOW BART, MAYBE ’S JT THE NCSN TALKG, BUT ANY WAY YOU CHOOSE TO LIVE YOUR LIFE IS OK WH ME.” (HOMER){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LOUIS PEZMAN IS A EELANCE WRER LOS ANGEL, SPENDG MOST OF HIS TIME AS THE WEEKEND EDOR AT GAWKER AND A NTRIBUTOR TO WSTREAM AND HE’S A LTLE B DOROTHY, A LTLE B BLANCHE. 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While walkg home Homer se a newspaper benr and tak one which featur a classified advertisement for an open apartment the Gay District of Sprgfield. In the new apartment Homer mov wh two gay men named Grady and Jul and Homer starts the learn about gay culture and even tak the kids to his new home.

Homer then fets while havg Margaras wh the "Velvet Mafia" and asks Grady and Jul if they own a gay time mache (Grady's shoe closet) and tell Homer no but he is missg his date wh Marge.

'SIMPSONS' ANIMAT GAY NUPTIALS, AND A DEBATE

The character Grady is voiced by the openly gay edian/actor Stt Thompson, most famo for beg a member of the Canadian sketch edy troupe The Kids In The Hall. D'oh • 'Sce Me While I Miss the Sky • Three Gays of the Condo • Du, Where's My Ranch? This was particularly te wh the eighth season episo "Homer's Phobia, " which featured ma character Homer Simpson exprsg fear and objectn to the notn that son Bart might be gay.

In the se of cidly unimagative Homer Simpson, they explored his sensivy toward an openly gay man and his fears that his only son might be "turng gay" through exposure. Marge dit this may be an issue, bee John is gay.

Bart begs to imate John and is subsequently seen wearg a Hawaiian shirt, which Homer explas are only worn by gay men and “big fat party animals” (like himself).

This nf Bart until Lisa explas that Homer thks he’s gay. John was the first openly gay character troduced on The Simpsons, although beyond the implitn of a relatnship between John and Smhers, very ltle of his personal life was shown.

They, wrer Hge and director Anrson told a story where a beloved animated in grappl wh their homophobia a way that don't Flanrize the character, leadg to one of The Simpsons' ft (half) hours. I danced wh a gay!

However, when Marge tells Homer that John is a homosexual, Homer eaks out and, fearg that his son will emulate John, tak Bart on a misguid journey to make his son heterosexual. When Marge rms Homer that John don't have a wife and is a homosexual, he is horrified. Bart starts wearg Hawaiian shirts, dancg women's wigs and eatg cupk wh strawberry icg stead of cholate icg; which mak Homer worry that Bart might be gay.

Homer tak Bart to a steel l to revel a manly environment; however, the entire workforce is gay, which Homer learns when the steel l turns to a gay dis durg breaks.

Bart is nfed until Lisa explas Homer thks that Bart is gay.

"Homer's Phobia" was the show's first episo to revolve entirely around gay them and received a posive cril rponse both for s humor and anti-homophobia msage. The seri ma several referenc to homosexualy before the episo aired.