Probably he told that Oscar Wilde that night 

It seems Wilde was not the only homosexual man for whom ACD showed sympathy:
 
"Two years later, Conan Doyle's acute sense of justice was awakened again and made him rise to the defense of Sir Roger Casement, an Irish diplomat accused of being "the foulest traitor who ever drew breath." Conan Doyle had known and liked the diplomat several years before, as the man had alerted him to awful injustices committed against blacks in the Congo. The author had even based the character of Lord John Roxton in The Lost World on Casement. Now, the "traitor" was found guilty of having tried to get Germany's support for the Irish independence movement.

Conan Doyle almost succeeded in sparing the convicted man's life, on grounds of insanity, had it not been for the discovery of Casement's diary. It chronicled in detail his homosexuality, which at the time was also a criminal offense. Conan Doyle's feelings about homosexuality were more liberal than the norm, which may have been the reason why, he later was not elevated to sit in the House of Lords."

Source: http://www.sherlockholmesonline.org/biography/biography13.htm

Which means he didn't find homosexuality that detestable.

On the contrary , he did.
But he still had a keen sense of justice.

I take what the man actually said in his diary.

ACD viewing homosexuals as sick...was very mild for the timeframe. I actually think his staunch defence of them during his lifetime was very brave and contraversial considering the newspapers reports of the Wilde trial and the moralistic fanatism and hypocrasy of the era.

I made a thread here years ago entitled....when ACD met Oscar Wilde...commenting on this and other strange Wilde Doyle coincidences talked about in the Stephen Fry documentary.

I don't think Doyle would mind at all about the Johnlockers povs.

There has been some discussion about Martin's latest interview in the Sunday Times (which I personally find quite insulting to him, but anyway). He mentions people turning Johnlock into a political agenda and does not seem very impressed with that. Here is a quote:

"What started as a bit of fun — a slightly irreverent, sly, mocking thing — has now turned into, for some people, if you don’t think they’re gay, then you’re denying they’re gay and you are somehow homophobic. I mean genuinely — it’s that strong. It’s very odd, the fact that it has become a po-faced, political thing.”

This is the same man who in 2011 said: 

“I know [creators] Steven [Moffat] and Mark [Gatiss] primarily wanted the show to be about that relationship as much, if not more, than anything else. 

[It’s about the relationship] and how it develops and how it changes and the things that wind each other up, the things that they genuinely sort of love about each other as well. 

It’s the gayest story in the history of television… People certainly run with that, which I’m quite happy with! 

But we all saw it as a love story. Not just a love story, but those two people who do love each other — a slightly dysfunctional relationship, sometimes, but a relationship that works. They get results.”

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s129/sherlock/news/a320978/martin-freeman-sherlock-is-gayest-story-ever.html#~oOCqJcGrhQONtv

So I really wonder what has changed in these three years. Not the things we see on the screen, that is for sure. 
I think that for people who take this very personal, such statements as the above may be deeply disappointing. They may have hoped for representation, for a really big thing like a Sherlock Holmes adaptation making this step (and I still think it is there on the screen for everyone to see but this is not what this post is about). To read such a statement must be like a slap in the face for those that are personally concerned.  
Is it a love story or some irreverent mockery? Is it gay or is it not? 

Last edited by SusiGo (September 1, 2014 2:18 pm)

Thank you for posting it. 
I absolutely agree with what you say. I just feel that Martin may be a bit inconsiderate with what he said then and now. If I was gay and I big Sherlock fan and read what he said in 2011 I probably would have been over the moon. And disappointed about his recent words. 
Of course it may have been blown out of proportion by some people. On the other hand I can imagine how important it can become to see your personal concerns represented in such an enormously popular show.  

Yes, I think they should not mention it over and over again. And the interviews as a whole is terrible and insulting. In 2011 Martin said those words full of euphoria after having won a BAFTA. He was not pissed and had no reason not to tell the truth. I just think it is quite a big thing to say you are doing "the gayest show on earth" and going on about the love story between the two main characters. Such things stay in people's minds. 

I take what the man actually said in his interview 

Last edited by Harriet (September 1, 2014 3:57 pm)