The true nature of Bert and Ernie's relationship has finally been revealed after years of speculation. Mark Saltzman, the writer behind the "Sesame Street" characters told Queerty this week that yep, ...

Sunny day! As fans have suspected for years, it turns out the world's most beloved muppet roommates are more than just friends Sunny day! As fans have suspected for years, it turns out the world’s ...

Online petition urged muppets to wed, creators respond on Facebook August 11, 2011— -- Are they gay? It's the age-old (well, several-years-old) question intriguing fans of muppets Bert and Ernie.

(CBS Local)--A former "Sesame Street" writer has revealed that Bert and Ernie are gay. Mark Saltzman, who wrote scripts and songs on "Sesame Street" for 15 years beginning in 1984, told Queerty that ...

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 orientation.” The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Ernie und Bert in der Steinzeit: Die beiden Steinzeitfreunde Ernie und Bert haben auf ihrer Suche nach etwas Essbaren ein riesengroßes Ei gefunden. Begeistert will Bert es in die Pfanne hauen, doch ...