UPDATE: Sept. 18, 2018, 2:55 p.m. EDT Sesame Workshop has since released a statement denying that Bert and Ernie have any sexual orientation at all on the grounds that they are puppets.. UPDATE ...

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. They are puppets, not humans.

After that encounter, Sally is introduced to Sesame Street’s most famous roommates, Bert and Ernie — voiced by Oz and Henson, respectively. “Whenever you hear Ernie singing, you can bet he ...

Bert and Ernie are not gay. The creator of the Muppets, Frank Oz, has denied that the pair is gay, and the LGBTQ community is angry. Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Print Editions ...

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 ...

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, and do not ...

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 caused an internet stir this week when he revealed to the LGBTQ website Queerty that he imagined Bert and Ernie as a "loving couple" when writing ...

After saying Bert and Ernie were inspired by him and his partner's relationship, former "Sesame Street" writer Mark Saltzman says his initial statement was misinterpreted and that the puppets are ...

“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.