Those old rumors about the Muppets pals were reignited earlier this week when former Sesame Street writer Mark Saltzman told website Queerty that he “contextualized” Bert and Ernie as a couple ...

Mark Saltzman, who wrote for several episodes of the children’s program over 13 years, said in a recent interview that when he wrote for Bert and Ernie, he thought of them as gay. “I always ...

See About archive blog posts. The recurring question of whether ‘Sesame Street’ characters Bert and Ernie are gay has raised its head anew. And the answer from ‘Sesame Street’ is ...