Finally, the truth about those Bert and Ernie gay rumours is revealed by a Sesame Street writer. ARE they gay? There has long been speculation about two of Sesame Street’s favourite characters.

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 ...

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 ...

For nearly half a century, children have come to “Sesame Street” to laugh, play and learn. And everyone is familiar with Bert and Ernie — the odd-couple-esque roommates on the long-running ...

Former "Sesame Street" writer Mark Saltzman says it's up to viewers to interpret the relationship between Ernie, left, and Bert however they want. Alamy Now, the Emmy winner tells TODAY his ...

Bert and Ernie were created to be best friends, and to teach young children that people can get along with those who are very different from themselves." —Sesame Workshop (@SesameWorkshop ...

“Bert and Ernie, who’ve been on Sesame Street for 25 years, do not portray a gay couple, and there are no plans for them to do so in the future,” reads a statement from 1993 collected by Snopes.

NEW YORK: The producers of "Sesame Street" want you to know that Bert and Ernie are not, in fact, gay. Sesame Workshop tweeted Tuesday that the charac ...

Of all the Sesame Street fan theories out there, one of the biggest points of intrigue has always been the relationship between Bert and Ernie, the odd-couple duo that seem to do everything ...

"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.Sesame Workshop tweeted Tuesday that the characters are best friends and have many human traits but ...