Gay limp wrist

Hundreds of young revelers were partying under spinning purple lights earlier this month at a club in Los Angeles when one of the most popular songs of the summer began playing. Midnight Memories in Ft. Lauderdale last night! Who was here?? Lyman, 36, filmed the Florida moment — same song, same bell, same limp wrist, same screams — after he witnessed the synchronized move firsthand at the Los Angeles party.

TikTok has inspired countless dance trends since its debut, but one of the most viral and simple of involves a simple flick of the wrist.

What Do Limp Wrists Have To Do With Gay Men?

The limp wrist gesture — long seen as a slur against effeminate gay men — has been reclaimed by LGBTQ TikTok users and their dogs in seemingly endless videos made during Pride Month as part of a meme celebrating their identities. One of the biggest and earliest TikTok videos featuring the gesture was made by Lukas Deroy, a year-old barista in Singapore.

As he stood behind the coffee machine and prepared the beans, Deroy swiftly and nonchalantly flicked his wrist and shrugged for the camera. Deroy said he was stunned by how viral his video went, but admitted he was not the creator of the meme. The LGBTQ community has a long history of reclaiming things that were once used as derogatory slurs against them.

Ellis pointed out that the LGBTQ community has for several years used images of limp wrists as memes. Reply Retweet Favorite.