Lego to launch rainbow-themed LGBTQ+ set called ‘Everyone Is Awesome’ with no gender assigned to all but one of the figures
- Pale blue, white and pink represent the transgender community, while black and brown stand for the different skin colours across the LGBTQ+ community
- Purple figure is the only one which has a specific gender and – with a beehive wig – represents ‘the fabulous drag queens out there,’ according to the designer
- Matthew Ashton created the set for his own desk but it attracted attention
- The new set is to be released by Danish toymaker on June 1, first of Pride month
Lego is launching a rainbow-themed LGBTQ+ set called ‘Everyone Is Awesome’ with no gender assigned to all but one of the figures.
Pale blue, white and pink represent the transgender community, while black and brown stand for the different skin colours across the LGBTQ+ community, according to The Guardian.
The purple figure is the only one which has a specific gender and – with a beehive wig – represents ‘the fabulous drag queens out there,’ according to the designer, Matthew Ashton.
Pale blue, white and pink represent the transgender community, while black and brown stand for the different skin colours across the LGBTQ+ community
The purple figure is the only one which has a specific gender and – with a beehive wig – represents ‘the fabulous drag queens out there,’ according to the designer, Matthew Ashton
Ashton, Vice President of Design at the Danish toymaker, originally created the set for his own desk but it soon attracted the attention of colleagues.
‘Other members of Lego’s LGBTQ+ community came by to tell me they loved it,’ Ashton told The Guardian. ‘So I thought, “maybe it’s something we should share.”‘
Ashton, who was executive producer for the 2014 Lego Movie, said that he had struggled with being LGBTQ+ during his childhood.
‘Trying to be someone I wasn’t was exhausting. I wish, as a kid, I had looked at the world and thought: “This is going to be OK, there’s a place for me.” I wish I’d seen an inclusive statement that said “everyone is awesome,”‘ Ashton said.
Ashton, who was executive producer for the 2014 Lego Movie, said that he had struggled with being LGBTQ+ during his childhood
He added that he was proud to work for a company that wanted to be outspoken on the issue.
Previous LGBTQ+ representations by Lego have been more subtle nods, including a little rainbow flag in a build of Trafalgar Square and a bride and groom sold separately so that fans could couple them how they wished.
Flynn DeMarco, a member of the LGBTQ+ community who competes in the US TV show Lego Masters, said that it ‘means a lot’ to see the set.
‘Often LGBTQ+ people don’t feel seen, especially by corporations. There’s a lot of lip service and not a lot of action. So this feels like a big statement,’ he told The Guardian.
DeMarco said it filled him with joy, making ‘me smile, then cry, then smile a little more.’
The new set will go on sale on June 1, the first day of Pride month.