‘Sesame Street” Characters Bert And Ernie Officially Revealed To Be Gay

Bert and Ernie, from the classic kids show Sesame Street, are officially coming out as a gay couple!

By austind03 on September 18, 2018
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Bert and Ernie, from the classic kids show Sesame Street, are officially coming out as a gay couple!

According to TMZ, writer Mark Saltzman spilled the beans in a recent interview with Queerty. He explained that he wrote the pair as a gay couple.

However, he wasn’t trying to push an agenda with his depiction. Rather, he wanted to reflect his own relationship with film editor Arnold Glassman. He further revealed that he was Ernie and Glassman was Bert.

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Despite the new revelation, the status of Bert and Ernie’s relationship is not a big shock to many people. In fact, the two are longtime gay icons in the LGBT community, TMZ reports.

Sesame Street is currently on it’s 48th season, and we hope there’s many more to come!

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