Managed to be both too early AND too late for Pride Month 2020 with this one--I posted it on DA in early January 2020, and I'm posting it on FA/Weasyl in mid August 2020.

He's usually not this open about his orientation, and honestly I feel like while a character's sexuality is part of a character's identity, it shouldn't be their sole defining trait. Howevert a big part of Sidney's overall character arc involves him realizing and accepting this part of himself, and coming out, and eventually finding a boyfriend of his own.
The whole thing kinda started off as an immature one-off joke in 2006, "what if a skunk was gay", but then I actually decided to explore the idea a bit and felt it had some potential.