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'Sesame Street' writer says Bert and Ernie were based on his own relationship

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, ...
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Sesame Street denies writer's stance that Bert and Ernie are gay

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 ...
Time

Sesame Street Says Bert And Ernie ‘Don’t Have a Sexual Orientation’ After Longtime Writer Claims They’re Gay

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 ...
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‘Sesame Street’ wants to clarify: Bert and Ernie aren’t gay

NEW YORK (AP) – The producers of “Sesame Street” want you to know that Bert and Ernie are not, in fact, gay. Sesame Workshop tweeted Tuesday the characters have many human traits but “remain puppets, ...