Patty and Selma Bouvier are fictional characters in the Fox Broadcasting animated series, The Simpsons, and are voiced by Julie Kavner. They are Marge Simpson's older twin sisters, who work at the Springfield Department of Motor Vehicles, and possess a strong dislike for their brother-in-law, Homer. Selma is the elder by two minutes, and possesses a strong desire for family while her sister, Patty, is the show's only openly gay character. Kavner voices them as characters "who suck the life out of everything". Rhodes, Joe. "Flash! 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves", TV Guide October 21, 2000, via The Simpsons Archive: "[Matt] Groening says: 'My original idea about Marge's family was they were utterly joyless. The original note I gave to Julie was that they suck the life out of everything they see'".
