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 ...
Yahoo

Sesame Street Should Have Let Bert and Ernie Be Gay, and Here’s Why

Why, Sesame Street? Why? After longtime staffer Mark Saltzman told Queerty that he’d always written Bert and Ernie as gay, the venerable educational show for kids didn’t respond, “Of course they’re a ...
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 ...
CNET

Bert and Ernie, gay or not? Either way, you're right

Commentary: A Sesame Street writer says the inseparable Muppets were a loving couple, while the show says they were just best buddies. Ultimately, it's up to you. Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about ...
Newsweek

‘Sesame Street’ Writer Says Bert and Ernie Gay Relationship Comments Were Taken Out of Context

After the internet blew up over Sesame Workshop rejecting former Sesame Street writer Mark Saltzman's claims that seemingly indicated fan-favorite Muppets Bert and Ernie were a gay couple, he's spoken ...
Yahoo

Sesame Street to Hamburg street: Ernie and Bert become traffic lights

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Life-size figures of Ernie and Bert from Sesame Street pictured during the installation and inauguration of a pedestrian traffic ...
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 ...