The Daily Beast

‘Sesame Street’ Denies Bert and Ernie Are Gay

After a former Sesame Street scribe said he wrote Bert and Ernie “as a loving couple,” Sesame Workshop, the education organization behind the children’s program, issued a statement proclaiming that ...
The Daily Beast

Inside Bert and Ernie’s All-Too-Brief Moment of Gay Liberation

A gay ‘Sesame Street’ writer revealed he distilled parts of his own relationship into Bert and Ernie. ‘Sesame Street’ and Frank Oz objected. But momentarily the pair was liberated. Senior Editor and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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.
Mashable

Roommate Therapy with 'Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Hannah Einbinder and Jane ...