GB News has gone with “Science Museum labels Lego ‘anti-LGBT’ after ‘absurd mating’ claim. At least ten other news stories along the same lines have been released today (7 February) by other right-wing titles.

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

Museum’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.'

The Science Museum faced backlash on social media over a display claiming Lego blocks can be anti-LGBT. This comes as a museum tour on 'stories of queer communities, experiences and identities' included a guide stating that the plastic bricks may push the norm of 'heterosexuality'.

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.