LGBT representation in The Simpsons

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The Simpsons has historically been open to portrayals of

polyamorous.[8]

Supporting characters

Patty Bouvier

gay rights movement, as it proved that the movement was prominent enough to feature in an episode of a mainstream sitcom.[6]

Kang and Kodos

The gender and sexuality of the extraterrestrial characters

season 26 episode "Simpsorama". Producer Al Jean has described their gender as intentionally vague, with the show sometimes implying that they were androgynous. After the episode "Simpsorama", Jean confirmed that "they're a gay female couple" and that they "seemed to be married".[13]

Waylon Smithers

season 7 episode "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular", in which host Troy McClure reads a fictional fan letter that asks "What is the real deal with Mr. Burns' assistant Smithers? You know what I'm talking about."[17]

Because of the regular jokes about Smithers' sexuality, he was one of the characters speculated to be gay after it was announced that a character would come out in 2005. Producer Al Jean described Smithers' sexual orientation for much of the show as "Burns-osexual", explaining that his devotion to Burns outweighs attraction to any particular gender.

season 33 episode "Portrait of a Lackey on Fire". The son of writer Rob LaZebnik was heavily involved in writing Smithers' romantic storyline, drawing from his own experiences as a gay man.[20]

Minor characters

John Waters voiced the character John in "Homer's Phobia".
Harvey Fierstein voiced the character Karl in "Simpson and Delilah".

See also

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