“Heterosexuality is seen as neutral and harmless, while queerness of all varieties is considered obscene — and not just by people who are openly bigoted. Even many who purport to be allies find it difficult to separate queerness from sex.”

Made me recall some conversations 20 years ago during which, guilty as charged. My attitudes have changed since, not sure when because this is the first time I’ve considered it. So yes, by all means, had Bert and Ernie been gay sooner (emphatically *not* what I was told in 1972), maybe I would have been less ignorant. Why it matters that Bert and Ernie are gay, which they are