‘Bonkers’: Lego blocks called anti-LGBT

A tour group at a world-famous museum has dubbed Lego blocks anti-LGBT, however critics say that is simply “bonkers”.

A self-guided tour at a major museum has dubbed Lego blocks anti-LGBT, warning they reinforce “heteronormativity”.

The “Seeing Thing Queerly” tour assists visitors to view the Science Museum in London through the lens of “queer communities, experiences, and identities”.

For instance, it includes a stop at the pilot for the 1945 ACE computer, which was key to the invention of the modern computer.

This was designed by renowned British mathematician Alan Turing who was credited with cracking the German Enigma code which helped turn World War II in favour of the allies.

Despite this, Mr Turing, a gay man, was later persecuted by the UK government. He was convicted for his homsexuality and chemically castrated. He committed suicide in 1954.

Gay mathematician Alan Turing, responsible for breaking the Nazi Enigma code during World War II, is featured in the tour guide.

In recent years, Mr Turing’s contribution to the defence of Britain and freedom has seen him lauded and he now features on the UK’s fifty pound note – the first gay person to be commemorated on a British bank note.

Lego blocks have been dubbed ‘anti-LGBT’.

However, the tour has taken aim at Lego blocks because the children’s toy has “male or female parts which “mate” with each other.

The tour claims that this props up the view that there are “only two genders”, according to a report by The Telegraph, meaning it is anti-LGBT, an umbrella term for groups that are not heteronormative.

While the tour information has been online since late 2022, it appears to have gained traction only now.

A guide for the tour explains: “The top of the brick with sticking out pins is male, the bottom of the brick with holes to receive the pins is female, and the process of the two sides being put together is called mating”.

The view was blasted by the director of advocacy at Sex Matters, Fiona McAnena, who described it as “bonkers”.

Director of advocacy at Sex Matters, Fiona McAnena called the view “bonkers”.

She told The Telegraph: “The idea that Lego is ‘heteronormative’ because the blocks are described as “male” and ‘female’ is ridiculous.

“Children who play with Lego don’t need to be told that some people say fitting Lego blocks together is ‘mating’.

“People expect to be informed, educated and inspired when visiting the Science Museum, not to have dubious claims rooted in gender ideology forced on them.”

Broadcaster Piers Morgan reacted on social media by simply posting, “Oh f**k off.”

The world’s richest person, Elon Musk, who is busy running the Department of Government Efficiency in the United States, named after the crypto memecoin Dogecoin, simply shared a clown face emoji.

Gender issues were prominent during the 2024 US presidential election campaign and one of US President Donald Trump’s first acts was to sign an executive order seeking to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports, AFP reported.

“From now on women’s sports will be only for women,” Mr Trump said before he signed the order at the White House, surrounded by dozens of children and female athletes.