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‘Sesame Street’ writer reveals Bert and Ernie are a gay couple

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON — A longtime writer for the hit ...
KWWL

‘Sesame Street’ wants to clarify: Bert and Ernie aren’t gay

The producers of "Sesame Street" want you to know that Bert and Ernie are not, in fact, gay.Sesame Workshop tweeted Tuesday the characters have many human traits but "remain puppets, and do not have a ...
Today

'Sesame Street' writer clarifies remarks on Bert and Ernie as 'loving couple'

Former "Sesame Street" writer Mark Saltzman caused an internet stir this week when he revealed to the LGBTQ website Queerty that he imagined Bert and Ernie as a "loving couple" when writing sketches ...
Yahoo

'Sesame Street' at 50: Why Bert and Ernie are central to the show's legacy

Cast members of Sesame Street posing on the set with some of the puppet characters, 1969. Left to right: Will Lee, Matt Robinson, Bob McGrath and Loretta Long with (left to right) Big Bird, Cookie ...
East Bay Times

‘Sesame Street’ exec provides an answer — or two — on whether Bert and Ernie are gay

Don’t ask, don’t tell? Nah. The folks who bring us “Sesame Street” say ask away. Ask as many people as you want to ask if longtime roommates Bert and Ernie are gay. The answer could be yes, or it ...
Teen Vogue

Bert and Ernie from "Sesame Street" May Not Be Gay, But Why Are We So Quick to Clarify?

In this op-ed, writer Kelly Gonsalves explains why it's not the "Sesame Street" puppets' sexuality that matters — it's the haste to clarify what they're not. Why do we care so much about the love ...
AOL

‘Sesame Street’ writer now says he was misunderstood in Bert and Ernie ‘uproar’

There has been yet another twist in the saga over Bert and Ernie’s sexuality. Former “Sesame Street” writer Mark Saltzman said his recent comments about the famed children’s show characters were ...