I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter is a copypasta about a male who dreams of becoming a helicopter. It mocks gender and sexual identification posts by comparing the desire to be an attack helicopter with the experiences of transgender people and other LGBTQ+ people.

The phrase "I sexually identify as an attack helicopter" is a transphobic Internet meme, [2] [3] typically used, according to The Guardian, "to parody the evolving gender spectrum." [ 4 ] The phrase originated as a copypasta in the online video game Team Fortress 2 and spread to forums such as Reddit and 4chan , where it was used (peaking in ...

Before I knew I was nonbinary, when people asked me what gender I was in online games, I'd say "I'm an attack helicopter", because that felt genuinely better than saying "I'm a woman/man". I didn't know at that point that it was a bigoted joke, i thought it was just some kind of meme.

Oct 6, 2023 · The classic attack helicopter meme is almost up to being 10 years old, catch up on its glorious history. Known traditionally as the "I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter" meme, according the internets the origins are created by a steam user going by Guuse back in 2014 around March 17th.

I seem to remember there being some manner of 4chan post on the /k/board referencing A-10's and subsequently attack helicopters as genders before 2014; I'm pretty sure the Team Fortress 2 post was just expanding a one line in-joke into a veritable copypasta.

What is the I sexually identify as an attack helicopter meme? The meaning and origin of the copy pasta text. Today on Behind the meme we take a look at the h...

Jun 5, 2023 · Although I do remember seeing and reciting the meme before 2014 (the alleged date of origin), It was originally and still is used to infantilize and dismiss the trans experience. Maybe our corners of the internet just wanted to be part of the meme and applied it to a more visible and relatable group of social scapegoats.

Apr 8, 2025 · The next day, TikToker @alwayswannabreathe uploaded a video of a flying dildo with the caption "attack helicopter." The video received roughly 6.9 million plays and 828,600 likes in two years (shown below, left).

Jan 17, 2020 · In 2014, people began to claim that they sexually identify as attack helicopters. The meme was intended to mock modern expressions of gender identity and sexuality, including those of the...

Jun 30, 2021 · When I came out in 2018, the “attack helicopter” meme had already mostly been ironically reclaimed by trans people, who had undercut its sting by, in essence, shouting, “Get better material...