A new exhibition at the Science Museum in the UK has made the claim that Lego is anti-LGBT because it promotes the idea that there are only two genders. The self-guided tour, titled , at the London-based museum,

The tour, titled 'Stories of Queer Communities, Experiences and Identities,' features a display of Lego bricks alongside an argument suggesting the toy reinforces gender norms.

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

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.

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.

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.