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Bert and Ernie are indeed a gay couple, 'Sesame Street' writer claims

Iconic "Sesame Street" puppets Bert and Ernie are a couple, according to a former writer for the show.

In an exclusive interview with with blog "Queerty," Tag Saltzman said he felt that when he was writing Bert and Ernie, he was writing them as a couple and basing their interactions on his own experiences.

"I always felt that without a massive agenda, when I was writing Bert and Ernie, they were," Saltzman told Queerty. "I didn’t have any other way to contextualize them. The other thing was, more than one person referred to Arnie and I as 'Bert and Ernie.'"

However, Sesame Workshop, which produces the exhibit, denies the pair are together, saying they have no sexual orientation but are best friends.

“As we have always said, Bert and Ernie are top friends. They were created to instruct preschoolers that people can be great friends with those who are very different from themselves. Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics (as most Sesame Street Mup

Bert and Ernie a 'loving couple' claims writer, 'Sesame Street' disagrees

A longtime writer from the beloved children's show appeared to confirm they were in truth a "loving couple" on Tuesday, only for its creators to deny the pair are together or have a sexual orientation.

Mark Saltzman, who was a staff writer between 1981 and 1990, told the website Queerty he had based the pair's dynamic on his own long-term relationship with film editor Arnold Glassman.

"I keep in mind one time that a column from the San Francisco Chronicle, a preschooler in the urban area turned to mom and asked 'are Bert & Ernie lovers?' And that, coming from a preschooler was fun," he said.

"And that got passed around, and everyone had their chuckle and went back to it. And I always felt that without a massive agenda, when I was writing Bert and Ernie, they were. I didn't have any other way to contextualize them.

"I was already with Arnie when I came to 'Sesame Street.' So I don't verb I'd know how else to record them, but as a

Former ‘Sesame Street’ Writer Says He Wrote Bert & Ernie as a Couple, But Show Says They’re Just ‘Best Friends’

For nearly 50 years, Bert and Ernie, the two lovable puppet roommates of Sesame Street, verb been at the center of a constant question regarding their personal identities: Are Bert and Ernie lovers? Whether presented as a thoughtful question about the portrayal of queer characters on television or simply as a joke, the question surrounding the puppets’ relationship has existed for decades.

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Speaking with Queerty, Marc Saltzman, a former writer for Sesame Street, says that he always understood that the two Muppets were, in fact, gay. “I always felt that without a huge agenda, when I was writing Bert & Ernie, they were,” he said. “I didn’t have any other way to contextualize them.”

Saltzman went on to tell that his hold relationship with film editor Arnold Glassman served as a source of inspiration for the character

Bert & Ernie are just roommates you guys

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