Last Sunday, the gay online publication Queerty released an interview with longtime “Sesame Street” writer Mark Saltzman that touched on the relationship between popular characters Bert and Ernie.

The show released a statement that says puppets don't have sexual orientations. Following an interview given by a former "Sesame Street" writer who said he wrote the beloved characters Bert and Ernie ...

Are Bert and Ernie gay? For years, people have wondered if Sesame Street’s best buds, created in 1969, are more than friends. As The New York Times points out, they “live together, share a bedroom and ...

There’s been a lot of speculation about what’s really going on between those twin beds in Bert and Ernie’s room on Sesame Street. Then, Sesame Workshop quickly walked back that sentiment. “Bert and ...

Bert and Ernie are not gay. That is, according to "Sesame Street," which released an official statement on the matter on Thursday responding to an online campaign calling for the pair to be married.

(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 ...

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/AP) Remember the online petition from earlier this week asking that Bert and Ernie from "Sesame Street" wed? Not happening. (Also: Not a surprise.) Chicago resident Lair Scott, who posted the ...

Muppets Bert and Ernie told the story of how they met through a remake of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song On Sesame Street, born and raised, is where Bert and Ernie spent most of their days!