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What is a "bro hug"?

Urban Dictionary describes it as follows:

"A manly hug between two dudes who are cool with each other"... Isn't that just a regular hug? Aren't all hugs between people who are cool with each other?

"A manly and heterosexual hug between two bros"... What constitutes a "manly" hug? Can two gay bros not have a bro hug?

"An epic hug between brofriends"... What is a brofriend?? Aren't two males who are friends just simply friends?

Urban Dictionary also goes on to say there are a few ways to mess up a bro hug:

"Not being rigid or forceful enough." "Using both arms to hug (that's gay, bro)." REALLY? "Holding it too long (timing is everything, bro)." I don't know about you, but I love long embraces.

Since when did hugging become a thing that is only okay to do if you're a woman or a gay man? Hugging is one of the most intimate and human things we can do. It's one of the simplest and most meaningful ways to show love, intimacy and affection and to show someone that you're there for them, that you care, that they matter and that they're good enough.

It's not a gender or sexually-oriented thing, it's an every person thing! Hugs have so much power, they have the power to change someone's day, week, month, year or even life.

Join me as I discuss what hugs mean to me, why I love them so much, and how we need to make it okay for two heterosexual men to hug without feeling like they're any less of a man than they are.