Poodle gets political: On TLC's Honey Boo Boo today, gay "Uncle Poodle" (aka Lee Thompson) spoke about his experience being a gay man in the South for Spirit Day. Not only has Poodle been bullied and beaten for being gay, but his property has been vandalized: "Being gay in the South, people don't like it. Why? You have homophobes that wanna beat you, and bully you, and name-call you, and hurt you in any kind of way." To watch the video, click the link below.