Tag: Sesame Street
Sesame Street writer clarifies whether Bert and Ernie are a gay couple
The real-life and highly personal inspiration behind the pair's storyline has been revealed by Emmy-winner Mark Saltzman
An Emmy-winning scriptwriter who worked on Sesame Street during the show’s heyday has revealed he does consider two of the show’s central characters, Bert and Ernie, to be a couple.
Speaking to Queerty, songwriter Mark Saltzman was asked if he thought of the pair as gay. He admitted he had no other way to ‘contextualize’ them.
‘I remember one time that a column from The...
Sesame Street puts on a colourful show of support for LGBT Pride Month
The iconic children's TV show has shown it stands with LGBT families.
Sesame Street has been praised after showing its support for the LGBT Pride month with an uplifting message of love and acceptance on Twitter.
The iconic kids’ TV show shared a special image to mark gay pride celebrations around the world to its official Twitter account on Friday (23 June).
Featuring some of the most beloved characters stood side-by-side in a recreation of the gay Pride rainbow flag, the colourful...