Popsugar Parenting Twitter Reactions Mr. Ratburn From Arthur Comes Out as Gay Arthur Celebrates Gay Marriage With Mr. Ratburn's Wedding — a Wonderful Kind of Day! 14 May 2019 by Karenna Meredith There was a gay marriage on the long running kids show, Arthur, and I can’t stop smiling. pic.twitter.com/zpfKp801es— ✨🖤Kacy-dilla🖤✨ (@KacyandCats) May 13, 2019 Mr. Ratburn from Arthur is a married man! In the PBS Kids show's season 22 premiere, the beloved school teacher tied the knot with his husband, a chocolatier named Patrick. Arthur and his pals were in attendance for the celebration. The beautiful moment struck a chord with viewers everywhere — both adults and kids. This isn't the first time the Arthur universe has featured an LGBTQ+ character, according to TV Line. In a 2005 episode of the spinoff show Postcards From Buster, Buster meets children whose moms are lesbian. These progressive moments have caused a lot of excitement from fans — many of which were unaware the show still churned out new episodes! Catch a few of their reactions ahead and watch the full episode here. I haven't watched Arthur since I was a kid but it's cool to see that they now have a gay character in Mr. Ratburn who married his long time partner ❤️ pic.twitter.com/w6f9TZyDdv— MG 🌼 🏳️🌈 💋 (@FeministRocks) May 13, 2019 1 / 5 There was a gay marriage on the long running kids show, Arthur, and I can’t stop smiling. pic.twitter.com/zpfKp801es— ✨🖤Kacy-dilla🖤✨ (@KacyandCats) May 13, 2019 2 / 5 Y’all okay like you don’t understand how much Mr. Ratburn getting married means to me. I GREW UP AS A LIBRARIAN’S KID AND ARTHUR WAS KIND OF A LIBRARY MASCOT AND I WOULD WATCH THE SHOW ALL THE TIME AND I JUST. M’CHILDHOOD 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈💖💖💖😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/XQ32u4R6Kc— 🧡💖OᗩKYᗪEEᖇ💖🧡 (@OakyDeer) May 13, 2019 3 / 5 Mr. Ratburn from Arthur is gay. I am LIVING. #representation pic.twitter.com/sBHDVIohrK— Alana Lauck (@alana_lauck) May 13, 2019 4 / 5 MR. RATBURN FROM ARTHUR IS GAY ARTHUR SAID GAY RIGHTS pic.twitter.com/0w9MiMhWQd— gabby (@blacknsleepy) May 13, 2019 5 / 5 Twitter ReactionsOut LoudKid TV And Movies