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Queer comedian applauds her neighbours' gay reimagining of the nativity scene

Queer comedian Cameron Esposito shared a photo of her neighbours' gay reimagining of the nativity scene, with two dads instead of Mary and Joseph.

Comedian Cameron Esposito praised her neighbours' two-Joseph nativity scene.
Comedian Cameron Esposito praised her neighbours' two-Joseph nativity scene. Source: Twitter / cameronesposito

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By Chloe Sargeant


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A queer comedian has shared a photo of her unnamed neighbours' Christmas decorations - with a LGBTQ+ twist.

Cameron Esposito, a comedian and podcast host from Los Angeles in the US, posted a photo to Twitter of her neighbours' nativity scene on their front lawn, which replaces the Virgin Mary with a second Joseph. 

Which means, of course, that lil' baby Jesus has two dads. 

"Our neighbors’ two Joseph nativity is up & I’m beaming

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," read Esposito's tweet.

Esposito's tweet went viral quickly, and has now amassed more than 3,000 retweets and 22,000 likes.

Majority of the comedian's followers responded positively to the LGBTQI+ reimagining in the iconic nativity story:

While others deemed the gender-swap "a mockery of Christians", saying it was disrespectful and demanding Esposito repent:

But regardless, the queer community had many jokes to offer:

Finally, one of Esposito's followers shared their own version of a gender-flipped nativity scene: