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 ...
THE WEEK

Sesame Street dispute: are Bert and Ernie gay?

The debate over popular Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie’s sexual orientation has been reignited, following an interview with a former writer for the show who said the roommate puppets were “a ...
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 ...
Salon

“Sesame Street” disputes writer’s claim that Bert and Ernie are gay

This article originally appeared on IndieWire. According to Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind “Sesame Street,” Bert and Ernie are still just friends. On Tuesday, Sesame ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Providence Journal

Sesame Workshop: Bert and Ernie aren't gay

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 for several ...
bleedingcool

Sesame Street NECA Bert And Ernie Figures Up For Preorder

Sesame Street was the talk of SDCC this year, as NECA revealed that they have the license to make action figures in their Ultimates line from the iconic show. The first two of those figures, Bert and ...
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 ...
New York Post

‘Sesame Street’ writer backtracks on claim that Bert and Ernie are gay

“Sesame Street” writer Mark Saltzman says his comments that he wrote Bert and Ernie as a gay couple based on his own same-sex relationship were misinterpreted. “As a writer, you just bring what you ...