Ivan – the joke wasn’t just insensitive, it was incredibly offensive!

I agree his joke was insensitive, but if you were at the conference, you’d probably see it a little different. A caustic joke taken out of context always looks like that, but I agree, it was insensitive. It’s probably who he is that makes meaning out of the joke; If an anti ex-gay comedian made the joke, it’d no doubt get a good laugh.

Ivan.

If we beat ex-gays bloody*, they might come to their senses and come out again. They’ll be bloody, but it’s for their own good! Haha!!!

* I am joking, so don’t get offended. I would never beat an ex-gay no matter how funny it might be*

* Joking some more! Beating people is never funny*

*Unless perhaps it’s Gallagher.

I wonder why the political groups haven’t demanded an apology?

I realize that Nicolosi thought he was joking, but there was nothing – absolutely nothing funny about what he said. Those kinds of comments only serve to lengthen the divide between the Evangelical and Gay communities. I am a gay, celibate Christian man – and while I don’t agree with everything the ex-gay movement says and does, I find common ground with its adherents when it comes to understanding what it means to be holy – Nicolosis’ comments denigrate gay people and make light of a serious situation.

I was at the confernece, and clearly, Nicolosi was joking. In fact, I’ve been at many conferences where he’s spoke — That’s just his bad sense of humour, on stage, and in person.