Gay Twitter Roundup: Holding Space for Defying Gravity & Horny for Jonathan Bailey

We love an inside joke, and there's something about the chaotic energy of X (formerly Twitter) that makes an inside joke hit different. So much has happened in the history of this app, and among them are a handful of timeline shenanigans so wild that you know almost immediately that they will become a classic. "Holding space for the lyrics of Defying Gravity" is one of those moments. It's all anyone's talking about. Every rewatch of the video feels more surreal, and it hasn't even hit the mainstream yet. And while it's been the highlight of this week's Gay Twitter experience, it's not the only thing that's been going on.

This week's roundup includes the internet going wild over Jonathan Bailey being impossibly hot in the "Wicked" movie; poignant commentary on the devastating effects of being too online (saying you're "holding space for Defying Gravity" about everything in your daily life); and stay tuned for the final tweet, which showcases the celesbian drama that made its way into a "Grey's Anatomy" script and onto our screens, where it was spoken by the queer woman who inspired it.

"Wicked" release weekend

This movie has given us so much already – inspiring thinkpieces and impassioned opinions about the poster, and as its theatrical release finally begins, the greatest consensus from cinema-goers, upon witnessing the chemistry that Jonathan Bailey has with all of his castmates, is that the out actor is driving viewers of all ages, genders, and sexualities completely wild with desire. Our favorite expression of the thirst he's inspired is definitely the description of him as "criminally fuckable," with someone going so far as to say his sex appeal should "be a controlled substance," and another viewer realizing that his uncontainable hotness is the true reason this film was split into two movies.

Holding space

If you're not joining those in queer media in holding space to the lyrics of Defying Gravity, what are you even doing with your life? Everything about this "Wicked" press tour interaction is fascinating and mesmerizing. What is going on? Why can't we stop watching it? What does the interviewer mean? Why does Cynthia Erivo seem so touched by it? Why is Ariana Grande holding onto just one of Cynthia's fingers? The video raises a range of interesting questions, and yet its potent, perplexing vibe has us unable to look away.