Would you be ok with Bert and Ernie getting married?
A campaign on Facebook in favor of the marriage of the two has more than 7,000 fans.
Owners of the Facebook page want Sesame Street to recognize that there are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people in the world and to include those types of people on their show, much as Sesame Street has been a leader in including other ethnicities on the show since its start in 1969.
Opponents of gay marriage have created a page named "Bert and Ernie Should Not Get Married" on Facebook. That page currently has just under 600 fans.
In a statement released Thursday by Sesame Workshop , the group behind the show, said…. “Bert and Ernie are best friends. They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves.”
The statement went on to say Bert and Ernie “do not have a sexual orientation.”
Missouri voters approved a gay marriage ban in 2004 and the Iowa Supreme Court legalized gay marriage there in 2009.
Do you think Bert and Ernie should get married? How would you discuss it with your children if they watch the show?
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