patheos

Bert And Ernie Need Not Be Officially Gay. But Someone On Sesame Street Should Be.

It’s about time Sesame Street, a children’s show with a reputation for teaching compassion and inclusion, added recurring gay characters to their long roster. Bert and Ernie just don’t cut it. This is ...
Yahoo

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cast members of Sesame Street posing on the set with some of the puppet characters, 1969. Left to right: Will Lee, Matt Robinson, ...
ELLE

We're Still Going to Keep Thinking Ernie and Bert Are Gay and There's Nothing You Can Do About It

The notion that Sesame Street mainstays Ernie and Bert are more than just confirmed bachelors who split the rent on a cozy urban apartment is not new. Way back in 1994, the New York Times ran an ...
Newsweek

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

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. After the internet blew up over Sesame Workshop rejecting former Sesame ...
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. If you grew up watching Bert and ...
VICE

Experts can’t agree on whether Bert and Ernie have sex with each other or not

It’s been a banner Tuesday on Sesame Street and in the Mushroom Kingdom — so much so that both “Sesame Street” and Nintendo had to issue clarifying statements about their characters’ sexual natures.
Glamour

Please, Just Let Bert and Ernie Be Gay

So when Mark Saltzman, a writer who worked on Bert and Ernie for years, told Queerty this week they're gay, no one was really surprised. If anything, people were elated the truth was finally confirmed ...