Now that Thanksgiving leftovers have been thrown out, Christmas is officially upon us and that means gaudy lawn decorations and nativity scenes galore. But just because the Bible says Jesus was born to Mary and Joseph doesn’t mean Americans have to stick with the script. Case in point, one queer comedian has gone viral for posting her neighbors’ nativity scene, which features two gay Josephs praying over Baby Jesus.
Cameron Esposito, who also hosts Queery Podcast, spotted her neighbors’ nativity scene over Thanksgiving. She snapped a photo and proceeded to post it on Twitter, praising the idea.
“Our neighbors’ two Joseph nativity is up & I’m beaming,” she tweeted on Black Friday.
Our neighbors’ two Joseph nativity is up & I’m beaming 🎄👬 pic.twitter.com/7OKbFLU7v1
— Cameron Esposito (@cameronesposito) November 24, 2017
It didn’t take long for Esposito’s post to blow up. Twitter users quickly fell in love with the idea, celebrating its creation and queering of Joseph. After all, the son of God was non-vaginal-intercourse miracle anyway, right?
https://twitter.com/shamemystalker/status/934230121472552961
https://twitter.com/alvinlindsay21/status/935545963074109441
https://twitter.com/eucinico/status/935515072885088256
https://twitter.com/MagsVisaggs/status/934211165579866112
And Jesus is the son of both Joseph and God. Who’s to say he didn’t have two dads on earth, too?
https://twitter.com/starkidhope/status/934211771887505408
Well I mean biblically speaking little Jesus did have two dads. These guys just want to be as accurate as possible 👨👨👦🏳️🌈
— Analise Handley Robison (@HandleyAnalise) November 25, 2017
But what to name Joseph’s husband? Some suggest Marty, others prefer Larry. Hell, maybe his name is Steve, and that he hooked up with Joseph after his stint with Adam back in Genesis.
Jesus, Marty & Joseph! I ❤️ this!
— Ruben Quesada (@RubenQuesada) November 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/401experiment/status/934674411017433088
https://twitter.com/RogerCab/status/934246728836018177
Of course, it’s not enough to have two Josephs. The queer nativity isn’t complete without two Marys watching over Jesus.
https://twitter.com/Rogue_MrsLady/status/934584955107147776
https://twitter.com/semiotic_pirate/status/934846842461880320
The best part? Baby Jesus is still there, and therefore no one took Christ out of Christmas. This may just be the best compromise for finally ending the war on Christmas yet.
They’re still keeping the Christ in Christmas so Christians have nothing to complain about here. 🤷🏼♀️
— Sarah @megamew.bsky.social (@Mega_Mew) November 25, 2017
