(drum roll) is Patrick Star gay? Now, most SpongeBob fans out there probably see no evidence to support this argument when they're watching their yellow, cubic friend in action, but the wise ones, like myself, have noticed the several subtle hints that have been dropped numerous times throughout every season that make you think 'damn, that starfish probably is gay'. When most people watch SpongeBob SquarePants, they look past the most important unsolved mysteries of our time, like how can you start a fire underwater, and why did a squirrel leave its natural habitat to live inside a dome in the middle of the ocean? But there's one other unanswered question, the mother unanswered question of all unanswered questions, which is.