Bert and Ernie are not gay, says Sesame Street organisation
A former writer for Sesame Street said in a recent interview that he considered Bert and Ernie to be gay — but the show rebutted this claim, saying the puppets “do not have a sexual. Please click here to learn how. A writer for the long running television series "Sesame Street" has stated that his earlier comments implying that Bert and Ernie was a same-sex couple were misinterpreted.
'Sesame Street' writer clarifies remarks on Bert and Ernie as
Obviously Bert and Ernie have become gay icons of a sort over the years, but they weren’t intended as gay characters, and to assert that they really are gay actually gives Sesame Street —an. Iconic "Sesame Street" puppets Bert and Ernie are a couple, according to a former writer for the show. In an exclusive interview with with blog "Queerty," Mark Saltzman said he felt that when he was writing Bert and Ernie, he was writing them as a couple and basing their interactions on his own experiences. Bert and Ernie Aren't Gay and That's Good for Boys
Beloved "Sesame Street" roommates Bert and Ernie are more than friends — they're a couple, a former writer for the show has confirmed. Some "Sesame Street" fans gleefully cheered on the longtime roommates, while others accused Saltzman of "sexualizing" them. In the middle of it all, Sesame Workshop, which produces the long-running PBS children's show, released a clarification stating, as puppets, Bert and Ernie "do not have a sexual orientation. Are Bert & Ernie Gay or Not? 'Sesame Street' Creators Give
But wait, it’s time for exhibit B: Frank Oz, the original creator of Bert and Ernie, put out a statement on his Twitter saying “they’re not [gay], of course. The show has said the pair are simply "best friends" after one of the writers said he believed the puppets were "lovers". By Tom Gillespie, news reporter. 
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Q Are Bert and Ernie a gay couple? Finally, the answer Longtime Sesame Street writer Mark Saltzman revealed the truth — but it may not be the end of the debate. Frank Oz debunked the idea Bert and Ernie are lovers. As the male friendship crisis deepens, that matters.
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Though Frank Oz, the puppeteer who helped create Bert and Ernie nearly a half century ago, said on Twitter on Tuesday that the characters were not gay, Saltzman believes it's up to viewers to. . Sesame Street Responds to Claims That Bert and Ernie Are Gay
A writer for the long running television series "Sesame Street" has stated that his earlier comments implying that Bert and Ernie was a same-sex couple were misinterpreted. . 
Bert and Ernie Not Gay, Sesame Street Clarifies; Writer Says
Bert and Ernie are not gay, according to muppet legend and Jim Henson collaborator Frank Oz. The semi-retired puppeteer, who created the Bert character, felt the need to correct the record after one-time Sesame Street writer Mark Saltzman claimed he’d written Bert and Ernie as a gay couple. “It. .