Yahoo

Sesame Street says Bert and Ernie aren’t gay, because puppets don’t have a sexual orientation

In a new interview with Queerty, longtime Sesame Street writer Mark Saltzman was adamant that the puppets were more than just friends. In an odd twist, two of the day’s most trending topics involve ...
CBS News

Former 'Sesame Street' Writer Reveals Bert And Ernie Are Gay Couple

(CBS Local)--A former "Sesame Street" writer has revealed that Bert and Ernie are gay. Mark Saltzman, who wrote scripts and songs on "Sesame Street" for 15 years beginning in 1984, told Queerty that ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Sesame Street’ Writer Confirms Bert and Ernie Were a Couple

Former 'Sesame Street' writer Mark Saltzman confirmed that puppet characters Bert and Ernie were a couple in an interview with Queerty published Tuesday. By Lexy Perez Sesame Street fans have always ...
People

Ex-Sesame Street Writer Says Bert and Ernie Are Gay as Show Insists They're Just 'Best Friends'

Sunny day! As fans have suspected for years, it turns out the world's most beloved muppet roommates are more than just friends Sunny day! As fans have suspected for years, it turns out the world’s ...
ABC News

Former 'Sesame Street' writer says Bert and Ernie are gay. The show says otherwise.

The show released a statement that says puppets don't have sexual orientations. Following an interview given by a former "Sesame Street" writer who said he wrote the beloved characters Bert and Ernie ...
WMUR

'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 that the characters are best friends and have many human traits but "remain ...
NJ.com

Are Bert and Ernie gay? 'Sesame Street' writer says 'yes,' social media explodes

The internet was abuzz on Tuesday when former "Sesame Street" writer Mark Saltzman said in an interview that he wrote beloved characters Bert and Ernie as a gay couple, basing them on his own ...
al.com

Are Bert and Ernie gay? 'Sesame Street' weighs in again

The sexual orientation of two puppets has long been the subject of curiosity. And now a longtime "Sesame Street" writer has added more reason for speculation. Mark Saltzman, who wrote on several ...
Boston Herald

Sesame Street writer outs Bert and Ernie

“Sesame Street” and a former writer are in a battle over the sexual orientation of two of the show’s most famous Muppets — Bert and Ernie. “I always felt that without a huge agenda, when I was writing ...
Decider

‘Sesame Street’ Exec Says Bert and Ernie Are Gay (If You Want Them to Be)

After much back and forth, Sesame Street fans finally have an answer: Bert and Ernie are gay… if you want them to be. In The Hollywood Reporter’s in-depth piece on Sesame Street‘s 50th anniversary, ...
syracuse.com

Bert and Ernie are gay, 'Sesame Street' writer says

Update: Sesame Workshop says Bert and Ernie are "puppets and do not have a sexual orientation." A former "Sesame Street" writer has confirmed that Bert and Ernie are gay. Mark Saltzman tells LGBTQ ...