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It’s def a bit of an open in-joke within the gay/trans/bi communities. I can’t recall how it came about but it was a whole-ass big thing a few years ago and now it’s just a part of the culture. Both me (trans non-binary) and my (trans-masc) roommate have one.
I didnt realize how far spread it was until I saw my friend had one. Thought it might just have been more of an online thing before.
It's simply because the colors reminded someone of the trans flag (white and blue, with pink mouth) and it caught on