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Former Writer Saw Bert And Ernie As 'Loving Couple,' Sesame Workshop Disagrees

Mark Saltzman revived a longtime debate saying, yes, the beloved puppet pair were gay. Their producers and creators were quick to deny the claim.
A former Sesame Street writer stepped into a longtime debate, saying he considered Bert and Ernie to be a gay couple.

New life was breathed into a perennial debate this week, when a former Sesame Street writer revealed that not only did he consider beloved characters Bert and Ernie to be a gay couple, but he used his own relationship as creative inspiration.

published an interview with Mark Saltzman, who worked on the show in the 1980s and 90s, asking him if he thought of

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