SpongeBob Nickelodeon Pride Stands with LGBTQ Community In The Pride Month 2020

SpongeBob SquarePants‘ sexuality has entered the chat — and lo and behold, the Bikini Bottom dweller might be, as many suspected for years, gay.

Nickelodeon tweeted Saturday in support of Pride month, and attached photos of three of their canon characters as a clear indicator that they’re all part of the LGBTQ+ community … but without actually saying it outright.

All of the characters — Sponge, Schwoz Schwartz from ‘Henry Danger,’ and Korra from the ‘Avatar’ spin-off show ‘Legend of Korra’ — are featured in a rainbow color background.

So, that leaves the Krusty Krab’s fry cook. If the other 2 are clearly members of the community, it makes some people think the tweet is about more than declaring SpongeBob an ally … instead, they think it’s his coming out.

Of course, we gotta say folks had their suspicions for a long time. If you know, you know … we won’t break it down for boomers.