In it, dim-witted Patrick disguises himself as a woman, Patricia, and attracts the affections of both co-worker Squidward Tentacles and boss Mr. Reports suggest that it is not the first time that SpongeBob was called ‘gay’ by viewers, many have been discussing the matter for some time now. Many expressed the amusement of the event. The 2006 episode 'That's No Lady' probably did little to stop those nagging questions about SpongeBob and Patrick's sexuality. The discussion was rife between people who already knew that SpongeBob is in LGBTQ versus those who woke to the news today. SpongeBob's sexuality has been a topic of discussion for many years now and certain episodes have probably contributed to the speculation. 'Spongebob gay? i thought yall knew this already,' tweeted user by the name of John wrote: 'Everyone shocked that nick tweeted out spongebob gay, when this literally was in an episode.' We're just trying to be funny and this has got nothing to do with the show,' people brought out the fact that SpongeBob's sexual orientation has already been a topic of discussion over the past decade. 'For the record since 'SPONGEBOB IS GAY' is trending off that Nickelodeon Tweet, this is a quote from Hillenberg himself: 'We never intended them to be gay. Others pointed out that the late Stephen Hillenberg, who created the series, never intended SpongeBob to be gay. After all, in 2005, SpongeBob Squarepants creator Stephen Hillenburg told Reuters, per People, that he never intended for SpongeBob or his best friend Patrick Starfish 'to be gay.' 'I consider.
