Although Sesame Street’s creators have never said that the two characters are gay, viewers have long speculated that roommates Bert and Ernie are more than just friends. Perhaps the petition, started by Illinois resident Lair Scott, was prompted by the changing tide in the U.S.: In June, New York became the sixth — and largest
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Petition Calls for Sesame Street’s Bert and Ernie to Be Married