(Yahoo News) SpongeBob SquarePants is officially part of the LGBTQ+ community following an announcement by Nickelodeon.
The channel’s official Twitter account posted a tweet to celebrate Pride Month which read: “Celebrating Pride with the LGBTQ+ community and their allies this month and every month”.
The message was accompanied by an image of SpongeBob wearing a rainbow striped tie and with a rainbow tint drawn on his body, along with images of established LGBTQ+ characters Schwoz Schwartz from Henry Danger and Korra from Avatar: The Last Airbender spin-off Legends of Korra, both of whom are also wearing rainbow colours.