Science Museum in ‘bonkers’ LGBT Lego warning”, trumpets a headline in The Telegraph today. “Lego is anti-LGBT and promotes only two genders, says Science Museum” claims The Times. GB News has gone with “Science Museum labels Lego ‘anti-LGBT’ after ‘absurd mating’ claim.

As the controversy snowballed, even Tesla boss Elon Musk chimed in by sharing the story with a clown face emoji.

Institution’s Seeing Things Queerly tour claims people think the toy bricks are ‘gendered’ and reinforces idea ‘heterosexuality is the norm’

The London Science Museum has received backlash for a recent development to an exhibit displayed that attempts to reinforce the idea that Lego bricks can be gendered, upholding heterosexuality as a societal norm.

Lego is anti-LGBT and promotes the idea that there are only two genders, according to claims made at a new exhibition at the Science Museum.

A self-guided tour at the museum titled Seeing Things Queerly accuses the toy of reinforcing 'heteronormativity.'

Institution’s Seeing Things Queerly tour claims people think the toy bricks are ‘gendered’ and reinforces idea ‘heterosexuality is the norm’

The Science Museum has sparked controversy by suggesting Lego can be anti-LGBT due to the way people describe the toy's connecting bricks. A self-guided museum tour claims the popular building blocks reinforce heterosexuality as "the norm" through gendered descriptions of how the pieces fit together.