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Inside Bert and Ernie’s All-Too-Brief Moment of Gay Liberation

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A gay ‘Sesame Street’ writer revealed he distilled parts of his own relationship into Bert and Ernie. ‘Sesame Street’ and Frank Oz objected. But momentarily the pair was liberated.

Tim Teeman

Senior Editor and Writer

Published Sep. 18 2018 8:20PM EDT

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Tim Teeman

Tim Teeman

Senior Editor and Writer

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