Sesame Street Says Bert And Ernie 'Don't Have a Sexual Orientation' After Longtime Writer Claims They're Gay Sesame Street Muppets Ernie and Bert pose for photographs during a press conference on the 40th anniversary of the Sesame Street in Hamburg, Germany, 07 January 2013.
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