The Ledger

Flowers: Bert and Ernie are supposed to teach ABCs, not LGBTQ

Bert and Ernie are not gay. That I even have to say this is the problem, not the actual fact that they aren't. Recently long-time Sesame Street writer Mark Saltzman revealed that he wrote Bert and ...
WDSU

'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 ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Bert and Ernie are gay, Sesame Street writer says

Bert and Ernie are still just roommates. In a statement, Sesame Workshop was prompted to address the famous puppets' relationship after a former writer for "Sesame Street" said his own relationship ...
WRAL

Sesame Street says Bert and Ernie's relationship status is not complicated

Bert and Ernie are still just roommates. In a statement, Sesame Workshop was prompted to address the famous puppets' relationship after a former writer for "Sesame Street" said his own relationship ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
syracuse.com

Thousands sign petition urging Bert and Ernie to get married on 'Sesame Street'

After New York legalized gay marriage in July, all eyes have turned to see who'll tie the knot and who'll be next to support marriage equality. Could it be "Sesame Street" characters Bert and Ernie?
The Baltimore Sun

Christine M. Flowers: Bert and Ernie are supposed to teach ABCs on ‘Sesame Street,’ not LGBTQ

Bert and Ernie are not gay. That I even have to say this is the problem, not the actual fact that they aren’t. This week, long-time Sesame Street writer Mark Saltzman revealed that he wrote Bert and ...