Why matters that Bert and Ernie are gay, which they are - The Verge

Contents:

• HOW GAY ARE THE MUPPETS?
• THIS GAY PUPPETEER HELPED PUT 'THE MUPPET SHOW' ON THE MAP AND CHANGED TV FOREVER
• SAME STREET TRODUC FAY WH TWO GAY DADS DURG PRI MONTH
• GAY MUPPETS
• WHY MATTERS THAT BERT AND ERNIE ARE GAY, WHICH THEY AREWHY MATTERS THAT BERT AND ERNIE ARE GAY, WHICH THEY ARE

HOW GAY ARE THE MUPPETS?

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.

The New Yorker ver, njunctn wh the two historic SCOTUS gay rights lgs of 2013 referenced the mor of Bert and Ernie's relatnship. LGBT culture scrib the social paradigm by which lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) dividuals sometim intify. Celebrated morn culture as "LGBT pri" (sometim abbreviated simply as "pri") is the celebratn and promotn of the self-affirmatn, digny, equaly, and creased visibily of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people as a social group.

Rudy acknowledg a picture of a male, homosexual uple, by untg the two daddi the photo. Miss Piggy's "snout-out to the gays" Out. Miss Piggy gave a "snout-out to the gays" the November 2011 issue of Out, a popular gay and lbian liftyle magaze; Piggy shared ten very brief, personal not on her nnectn wh the gay muny.

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

Miss Piggy also appeared as a gut at a fundraisg event December 2011 for The Trevor Project, a non-prof anizatn, foced on suici preventn efforts among lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and qutng (LGBTQ) youth. Piggy, herself beg a drag performance, has been lled a gay in; the pig mented on the fact a 2014 terview statg: "I love beg anybody's in. " (a phemism for a gay man).

In the Muppets Now episo "Due Date, " openly gay drag queen RuPl gut stars, and is referred to wh both he/him and genrntral they/them pronouns by the characters throughout their segment together.

SAME STREET TRODUC FAY WH TWO GAY DADS DURG PRI MONTH

On October 8, 2021, promotn of Muppets Hnted Mansn, Miss Piggy was terviewed for LGBTQ+ outlet Queerty, talkg about Kerm and Piggy dog drag the film, her huge gay followg, and potential body image issu. In 1986, Jim Henson was asked by reporter Alan Neff if any of the Muppets were gay.

The Dosrs episo "I Never Ate for My Father" serv up an allegory for homosexualy, among other societal issu, when Robbie Sclair tri to keep his very unorthodox vegetarianism a secret om his fay, even sneakg off to a unterculture salad bar, a gay bar stand-.

Productns wh the Jim Henson Company's Henson Alternative brand have often explored adult them, sexual relatnships, and featured homosexualy.

GAY MUPPETS

And Stuffed and Unstng have featured gay jok and characters. Have featured referenc to homosexualy, cludg -pth discsns of gay marriage episo 102 (YouTube) and episo 318 (YouTube).

See also: Are Ernie and Bert gay? Publicy for the "We Are Fay" vio featurg the Muppets was largely hijacked by nservative groups, sayg the project was a vehicle for "pro-gay propaganda.

WHY MATTERS THAT BERT AND ERNIE ARE GAY, WHICH THEY AREWHY MATTERS THAT BERT AND ERNIE ARE GAY, WHICH THEY ARE

The Tradnal Valu Coaln stated would "be another propaganda tool to normalize homosexualy our culture.

"[30] The mors were misguid, wh Same Workshop havg no plans to troduce an HIV-posive character on the Amerin show, nor havg any plans to troduce a homosexual character. In 2012, due to ntroversi surroundg the fast food cha's posns on gay rights issu, the Jim Henson Company ceased a promotnal partnership wh Chick-fil-A. Lisa Henson, our CEO is personally a strong supporter of gay marriage and has directed to donate the payment we received om Chick-Fil-A to GLAAD.

A rather gay Same Street on The Simpsons.