BUMP!
So, the article said:
"SpongeBob - who appears on the children's cable channel Nickelodeon - is seen as an icon for adult gay men in the US, apparently because he regularly holds hands with his sidekick Patrick."
So what do they have to say about this, hmmmm????
Sorry, I had to post it. When I saw a news bit last night at first they did the kissing cheek greeting, then they were holding hands and the SpongeBob thing was the first thing I thought of.