Why, Sesame Street? Why? After longtime staffer Mark Saltzman told Queerty that he’d always written Bert and Ernie as gay, the venerable educational show for kids didn’t respond, “Of course ...

After much back and forth, Sesame Street fans finally have an answer: Bert and Ernie are gay… if you want them to be. In The Hollywood Reporter’s in-depth piece on Sesame Street‘s 50th ...

"Sesame Street" writer Mark Saltzman told the New York Times that his earlier comments about Bert and Ernie as a gay couple based on his own same-sex relationship were misinterpreted.

The producers of "Sesame Street" want you to know that Bert and Ernie are not, in fact, gay.

Caroll Spinney’s delightful performance.) After that encounter, Sally is introduced to Sesame Street’s most famous roommates, Bert and Ernie — voiced by Oz and Henson, respectively.

A former writer for “Sesame Street” says the characters Bert and Ernie are gay, but the show is pushing back.

Former 'Sesame Street' writer Mark Saltzman confirmed that puppet characters Bert and Ernie were a couple in an interview with Queerty published Tuesday.

America’s most famous Muppet duo, Bert and Ernie, had their relationship thrust under the microscope this week after an interview with a former Sesame Street writer appeared to confirm that they ...

Former 'Sesame Street' writer Mark Saltzman suggested his comments on Bert and Ernie's relationship were taken out of context. Here, Bert (L) and Ernie are pictured in a still from a clip from ...

In a September 16 interview “Sesame Street” writer Mark Saltzman put years of speculation to rest, letting the world know that Ernie and Bert are a gay couple — at least, he wrote them that way.