A "nellyectomy" is an imaginary surgery in which a bone is removed from the wrist allowing it to be flexible and stereotypically gay. The joke being that butch gay men upon entering a safe space such as a gay bar are said to suddenly have had a "nellyectomy" because their attitude changes.
    
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Tuesday, June 30
Word of the Gay: "Nellyectomy"
A "nellyectomy" is an imaginary surgery in which a bone is removed from the wrist allowing it to be flexible and stereotypically gay. The joke being that butch gay men upon entering a safe space such as a gay bar are said to suddenly have had a "nellyectomy" because their attitude changes.
