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A number of people have been identified as (or implied to be) lesbian, gay, bisexual or transsexual (commonly abbreviated LGBT).

Lesbian

• Patty Bouvier - Formerly closeted, as she appeared (enclosed) on a float in a gay pride parade, chanting "We're gay! We're glad! But don't tell Mom and Dad!" along with Waylon Smithers.^[1] As time went by, her orientation became more or less an open secret, until she came out to everybody (including, finally, Marge) when she almost married Veronica.^[2]
• Verity Heathbar - Leaves her husband Charles for Patty, who says that they were brought together by their hatred of Homer.^[3]

Hinted to be Lesbian

• Martha - hinted as being attracted to the assistant librarian.^[4]

Gay

Openly gay characters

• John - A nostalgia store owner who befriends the Simpson family.^[5]
• Roscoe - Manager of the Ajax Steel Mill. He and his workers are all gay, and at breaks they turn the mill into a gay nightclub.^[5]
• Grady and Julio - Were a couple when Homer roomed with them^[6]; they later broke up.^[2]
• Thad - Married Julio (with Homer as the officiant) subsequent to Julio's and Grady's breakup.^[2]
• Dewey Largo - Formerly in the closet, now openly gay.
  • He was in a many-vehicle car crash and rescued from the same car as Waylon Smithers; then was quick to state that they were just carpooling^[7].
  • He later had Nelson Muntz customize a bicycle for him and brought it back complaining that it fell apart during a pride parade. When Nelson asked what kind of pride parade, Largo sharply replied, "Never you mind!"^[8].
  • Largo revealed himself as gay when he ran off with his soul mate, a man he met at Mo's, also named Dewey.^[9]
• Dewey - Boyfriend of Dewey Largo; their attraction to each other started when they found they had the same first name.^[9]
• Grizzly Shaun - a patron of Mo's Bar. He fancied Moe.^[9]
• Comic Book Gay - Patron of Mo's and cousin of Comic Book Guy, to whom he bears a strong enough resemblance that Homer mistook him for Comic Book Guy. Told Homer that he liked comic books of "a certain kind".^[9]

In the closet

• Waylon Smithers - There are numerous references to Smithers' orientation (or at least his fixation on Mr. Burns) and his efforts to keep it a secret. However, a blatant example occurs when Smithers boots up his home computer and an animation of Mr. Burns appears, saying (in obviously cobbled-together sound clips), "Hello, Smithers. You're quite good at turning me on." Smithers then says to Lisa (who was standing behind him), "You should probably ignore that."^[10]
• Unnamed Latino Man - When he saw Homer's graffiti tag of "El Homo," he interpreted it as Homer declaring himself to be homosexual, and said, "If only I had your courage, Señor."^[11]

Hinted to be Homosexual

• Lenny Leonard - Sometimes hinted as being attracted to Carl.
• Carl Carlson - Sometimes hinted as being attracted to Lenny.
• File:KarlKissesHomer.JPG

  Karl kisses Homer.
  Karl - Kissed Homer on the lips after stating that his mom taught him to never kiss a fool. However, it should be noted that Karl is implied to be of German origin, and men kissing men doesn't necessarily equate to homosexuality as much as just respect in some European countries. Karl also patted Homer on the behind after giving him a pep talk, but in the context of the situation it could easily be considered a comradely gesture rather than an affectionate one. Further clouding the issue is that Karl was friends with the women in the power plant's typing pool, and, after being fired, made a point of returning to say goodbye to them. However, it isn't known whether he was romantically involved with any of them. There is a lot of ambiguity surrounding the issue of Karl's sexual orientation, and not enough information to definitively settle the question^[12]. A stronger hint at Karl's possible orientation is dropped when Karl is seen supporting Moe's campaigning as gay while running for city council, but there's still no overt indication of his status.^[9]
• Dr. Smith actor at the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con - Implied that he wanted to molest Bart Simpson^[13]. It is important to note, however, that tendencies toward paedophilia (even same-sex paedophilia) don't automatically equate to homosexuality.
• Tab Spangler - Counselor at the Serenity Ranch fat camp. When he drives Homer from Springfield to Serenity Ranch for some treatment, he suggests that they stop off at a motel and split a room, even though it's only an hour's drive. When Homer asks where he's going to sleep, Spangler replies, "We can worry about that when we're standing naked before the bed!" Also, in one of his treatment exercises, Spangler's fat camp clients pull a chariot while he rides in it. The chariot is called the "Chubby Chaser", which in the gay community is a term for a man who is attracted to overweight men.

Transsexual

• Judge Constance Harm - Indicates that she was born male^[14].
• Brunella Pommelhorst - Takes a leave of absence from teaching gym at Springfield Elementary School; says she will return next semester as Mr. Pommelhorst, the new shop teacher, after having a female-to-male sex change operation^[15].

Hinted to be Transsexual

• Helen Lovejoy - The Parson tells Reverend Timothy Lovejoy that he "remember[s] when [Helen Lovejoy] was Helen Schwartzbaum. In fact, I remember when she was Harold Schwartzbaum."^[16] This is questionable due to her and Tim having a daughter together^[17], as well as a flashback clearly depicting her as a little girl^[18].
• Waylon Smithers - Smithers hinted at possible transgendered tendencies when Marge was selling prescription medication at a garage sale and he bought bottles of estrogen for "a friend...who's trapped in the body of another friend."^[19]
• Dewey Largo - Sought gender reassignment surgery from Dr. Nick, but because Nick had the surgery files mixed up, Largo ended up getting an operation intended for Moe which made him shorter^[20].
• Frank Simpson - Homer Simpson's history about Frank Simpson implied that Frank changed his gender in 1976^[21].

Bisexual

• The Cool Moms (except Marge) - They are a group of four moms, all married, and each one has a son about Bart's age. When Marge left the group for the second time, it was revealed that the other three enjoy making out with each other when Marge is not around^[22].

Hinted to be Bisexual

• Duffman - Slept with Titania, who was competing in a bartending contest that he was judging^[23]. However, Bart mentions that Duffman is supposedly in a long-term gay relationship after seeing him dining with Booberella^[24]. He is later in a relationship with Julio^[25]. It should be noted, however, that there are several different actors portraying Duffman^[26], and not all of them necessarily have the same sexual orientation.
• The Sea Captain - Apu delivers pornographic magazines to keep the Sea Captain's crew from resorting to situational homosexuality for about ten minutes, at least^[27]. However, the Captain is also seen taking pictures of Selma and Patty in the nude to cope with being out at sea^[28].
• Santa's Little Helper - Intrigued by male dogs at the Springfield Gay Pride Parade^[1]. However, he mated with both She's The Fastest^[29] and Rosa Barks^[30], both of whom were definitely female as both unions produced puppies.
• Ralph Wiggum - Declares "I like men now!" after seeing Bart naked on a skateboard^[31]. However, Lisa Simpson was his first crush^[32]. It should be noted, though, that nothing Ralph says about himself is reliable since his understanding of everything is questionable.
• Milhouse Van Houten - Noted as having "flamboyantly homosexual tendencies" by Dr. J. Loren Pyror^[33], but has a long-standing crush on Lisa Simpson and has dated other girls.
• Martin Prince - Generally effeminate and was shown to have a crush on Ralph Wiggum at one point. ^{[citation needed]} Accused of being gay by Nelson and protests, "I'm not anything yet!"^[34]; has a male robot boyfriend in the future^[35]. On the other hand, he did have an attraction to Princess Kashmir on seeing Bart's photo of her dancing with Homer, even referring to it as being "quite exciting" and calling her a "sexy lady" when he asked Bart who she was^[36].

See also

• Gay Neighborhood

References