A Gay History of The Muppets - Portland Mercury

Contents:

• A GAY HISTORY OF THE MUPPETS
• MIKE HENSON GAY PORNSTAR VIOS
• IS JIM HENSON GAY
• IS JOHN HENSON GAY?
• THIS GAY PUPPETEER HELPED PUT 'THE MUPPET SHOW' ON THE MAP AND CHANGED TV FOREVER
• FRANK OZ WEIGHS ON 'SAME STREET' WRER SAYG BERT AND ERNIE ARE GAY
• CHICK-FIL-A RELLS JIM HENSON COMPANY TOYS AMID GAY MARRIAGE SQUABBLE
• BERT AND ERNIE ARE ED A GAY UPLE, 'SAME STREET' WRER CLAIMS
• CHICK-FIL-A RELLG JIM HENSON KIDS' MEAL TOYS AS PARTNERSHIP SEVERED OVER ANTI-GAY DONATNS
• COCINCE! CHICK-FIL-A PULLS JIM HENSON TOY OVER ‘SAFETY ISSUE’ AS PANY BLASTS RTRANT’S ANTI-GAY STANCE

A GAY HISTORY OF THE MUPPETS

There were mors that he was gay. R6 = the "Every guy who di sudnly was a secret AIDS fected gay man" Anonymoreply 34July 22, 2010 3:26 PM.

My partner had an antique shop Bedford, NY when he was a teenager (knew he was gay om the womb! [quote]the "Every guy who di sudnly was a secret AIDS fected gay man" troll. ("That" beg AIDS, for you junrgays)by Anonymoreply 75November 25, 2011 8:47 PM.

MIKE HENSON GAY PORNSTAR VIOS

His fay did not want known that he was homosexual.

I jt love how a bunch of (supposedly) gay men keep sayg that he wasn't gay so he didn't die of AIDS. A secret gay life of anonymo sex porn ars.

In the 1970s, he was one of the most famo gay men the world … whose face nobody regnized. At the same time, Richard was enjoyg gay New York of the 1970s, which was an credible time and place. The documentary Gay Sex the '70s ptur jt a taste of the post-Stonewall life, where ee love had created an environment far ls hibed than prev s.

IS JIM HENSON GAY

The Jim Henson Company is lookg for a few good (but gay) men. Mike Henson Gay Pornstar Vios.

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While folks still say John Henson is gay, their ments hold no nsistency or accuracy of any kd. Celebri such as John Henson never have admted they are homosexual, this is sce they're fely not gay or sce they're and do not want to go public. Although John Henson has not said to be homosexual, 's easier to e out the world of the actors, as there have been many to precent this.

IS JOHN HENSON GAY?

Sce Hunt’s face never appeared on mera, he beme “one of the most famo gay men the world who nobody regnized, ” acrdg to Bme. The rollout for 2011’s “The Muppets, ” starrg Jason Segel and Amy Adams, clud a feature Out magaze about Miss Piggy’s “place the gay pantheon. ” Earlier this year, “Same Street” troduced a gay uple and their dghter a special “Fay Day” episo.

THIS GAY PUPPETEER HELPED PUT 'THE MUPPET SHOW' ON THE MAP AND CHANGED TV FOREVER

Frank Oz is voice of dozens of puppets and muppets as one of Jim Henson's earlit llaborators — and now the storied puppeteer is lendg his voice to the bate over whether or not "Same Street" characters Bert and Ernie are gay.

FRANK OZ WEIGHS ON 'SAME STREET' WRER SAYG BERT AND ERNIE ARE GAY

Mark Saltzman was asked if Bert & Ernie are gay. Why the need to fe people as only gay?

CHICK-FIL-A RELLS JIM HENSON COMPANY TOYS AMID GAY MARRIAGE SQUABBLE

There's much more to a human beg than jt straightns or gayns.

"Director/producer/puppeteer Frank Oz pos for a portra at the "Muppet Guys Talkg - Secrets Behd the Show the Whole World Watched" at the 2017 SXSW Wkelmeyer / Getty Imag for SXSW fileOz ntued to go back-and-forth wh people rpondg to his tweet who asked why the lorful puppets uldn't be gay. Bert and Ernie were created to be bt iends, and to teach young children that people n get along wh those who are very different om themselv, " the workshop said a statement emailed to NBC ntued to take to Twter, tellg followers he felt he uldn't ll Bert and Ernie gay bee his md wasn't asked why he felt the need to intify the puppets as "not gay, " Oz replied: "The same need I would feel if Bert were intified as a lebacker for the Colts.

BERT AND ERNIE ARE ED A GAY UPLE, 'SAME STREET' WRER CLAIMS

Next time I would be very terted to know: If Bert and Ernie were ed gay, would they be different than they are now? Meanwhile, Boston mayor Thomas Meno has vowed to keep his cy Chick-fil-A-ee, while rad host and former Arkansas ernor Mike Huckabee is holdg a Chick-fil-A Appreciatn Day to show support for the cha’s anti-gay marriage stance.

John Henson is straight and is pretty "gay".

CHICK-FIL-A RELLG JIM HENSON KIDS' MEAL TOYS AS PARTNERSHIP SEVERED OVER ANTI-GAY DONATNS

Last week, the Jim Henson Company announced would no longer partner wh Chick-fil-A the wake of the fast food pany's acknowledged support of anti-gay anizatns.

"Chick-Fil-A spokwoman Tiffany Greenway told HuffPost Gay Voic that the pany had cid to rell the Muppets toys natnwi, as of July 19, "for the protectn of our ctomers. A reprentative for the Jim Henson Company told HuffPost Gay Voic they had no further statement beyond what had ially been posted on their Facebook page last week, and that those quirg about what happened wh the toys should ntact Chick-Fil-A as they "are at the ont of what is currently happeng. Tett Cathy, about his pany's ntributns to known anti-gay anizatns like Exod Internatnal and the Fay Rearch Council, he rpond, "Well, guilty as charged.

COCINCE! CHICK-FIL-A PULLS JIM HENSON TOY OVER ‘SAFETY ISSUE’ AS PANY BLASTS RTRANT’S ANTI-GAY STANCE

"Meanwhile, Good as You blogger Jeremy Hooper has unearthed addnal vio footage of Cathy exprsg anti-gay marriage sentiments. Let know what you thk of the growg opposn to Chick-Fil-A, and check out the slishow below to see pani and products that, unlike the fast food cha, have been supportive of gay rights. Jon, whose prev book was a bgraphy of Washgton Irvg that speculated the thor might have been homosexual, here prefers not to lve too eply to his subject’s love life.

A sign at a Chick-Fil-A Texas claims that a Jim Henson Company toy was pulled om the rtrant due to a safety rell was purportedly effect as of July 19 – a day before the Jim Henson Company announced that would end s partnerships wh Chick-Fil-A over s print's anti-gay marriage statements. "There have been some reports of children gettg their fgers stuck the hol of the puppets" om the Jim Henson's Creature Shop Puppet kids' meal toys, acrdg to the sign, photographed at a Chick-Fila-A Plano and posted to the Facebook group Wipe Out July 20, the Jim Henson Company said a statement that would no longer partner wh Chick-Fil-A and had donated s payment om the puppet k promotn to the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn.

"Lisa Henson, our CEO, is personally a strong supporter of gay marriage. "Chick-Fila-A has donated lns of dollars to groups such as the Marriage & Fay Foundatn and the Fay Rearch Council, which oppose the legalizatn of gay the wake of Cathy's ndid ments, protters are planng a "Natnal Same-Sex Kiss Day at Chick-Fil-A" on Aug.