Al Jean, showrunner of the much beloved long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons, has stated that Lisa being queer is certainly a “possibility”. Fan speculation reached a frenzy after flash-forwards in season 23 episode ‘Holidays of Future Passed’ briefly depicted an adult Lisa holding hands with two women.
Later, in season 29 episode ‘Mr Lisa’s Opus’, a future Lisa is depicted attending Harvard University and ends up holding hands with a girl that she hints may be “more than a friend”. Jean commented publicly stating, “She is open and, you know, somebody who loves everything.
Why not?”. Actor Yeardley Smith who has voiced Lisa for over 20 years, weighed in on the issue stating
"I’m totally open to the possibilities of her exploring other ways of life… but she’s eight, people”.
Lisa’s aunt Patty Bouvier and Mr Burns’ right-hand-man Waylon Smithers have both previously come out on the show.
Teasing about what is coming up in the show's future that we can expect, Jean added that:
"We have two Halloween shows this year – our regular Treehouse [of Horror] and then a version of It, the Stephen King book, that's a full length episode. So there's a lot of really exciting stuff."
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