OK, I guess it's progress that it now may be a bigger deal for a cartoon character to come out than a real person!!!?
I haven't watched 'The Simpsons' in years, but apparently it's no secret that this character is gay.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/28/entertainment/smith … index.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/02/the-simp … 33970.html