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LEGO 40516 Everyone is Awesome wins LGBT Award
LEGO 40516 Everyone is Awesome is an award-winning model as the inclusive build has won at the British LGBT Awards for 2022. When it launched in 2021 after employees encouraged designer Matthew Ashton to share his design for 40516 Everyone is Awesome, we didn’t know what the response to the LGBTQIA+ model would be, especially…
LEGO NINJAGO Crystalized includes LGBTQIA+ representation
The NINJAGO Crystalized trailer includes a confirmed reference to the LGBTQIA+ community, and it’s not the only time the season will feature it. Nora on Twitter has spotted an interesting inclusion in the new NINJAGO Crystalized trailer, as it appears that the Progress Pride Flag is featured on the back of a van driven by…
Another LEGO set from Matthew Ashton is coming soon
Vice President of Design at the LEGO Group Matthew Ashton has confirmed that another set of his should be revealed within the next few weeks. During an Instagram Q&A, Matthew Ashton was on hand to answer queries from his followers. Topics included the likes of a future LEGO Star Wars Collectible Minifigure series, his favourite…
LEGO for Adults 40516 Everyone Is Awesome review
40516 Everyone Is Awesome is the LEGO Group’s very first LGBTQIA+ set, gathering attention around the world – but does it live up to the hype? Originally released at the beginning of Pride Month, the set is made up of all the colours of the Progress Pride Flag, to represent the expanding LGBTQ+ community and…
LEGO #YouAreEnough campaign celebrates LGBTQIA+ employees
The LEGO Group’s #YouAreEnough campaign shines a spotlight on an LGBTQIA+ employee and offers inclusion tips to other global companies. Towards the end of Pride Month, LEGO Group employee Jeremy Lee shared his own journey as a gay man and what he has worked on for diversity and inclusion within his role at the company.…
Celebrate Pride Month digitally with LEGO virtual backgrounds
Celebrate Pride Month online with free virtual background, courtesy of the LEGO Group. As part of the Pride activities this year, the LEGO Group set their graphic designers to work creating rainbow-themed virtual backgrounds. Some are based on 40516 Everyone Is Awesome, while others are brick variations of the classic queer rainbow. The designs can…
Turn LEGO 40516 Everyone is Awesome into the pride of the parade
Builders are continuing to show their appreciation of LEGO 40156 Everyone is Awesome with the latest interpretation reimagining the LGBTQIA+ set as a moving model. Yoshihito ISOGAWA is the mastermind behind the remixed LEGO build which uses a copy of 40516 Everyone is Awesome combined with a variety of Technic pieces and Power Functions motors…
LEGO Group showcases fan-made Pride builds
Inspired by 40516 Everyone Is Awesome, LEGO fans have been sending in their own Pride-themed builds. Builders from all around the world have shared their creations depicting what Pride means to them, showcasing the diversity and intersectionality of all the different groups within the LGBTQIA+ community. Some highlights shared on social media by the LEGO…
The LEGO Group partners with three LGBTQIA+ NGOs for queer inclusion
In honour of Pride Month, the LEGO Group has partnered up with three LGBTQIA+ organisations to show their ongoing support for the queer community. The NGOs in question are Stonewall, Workplace Pride, and Open for Business. Together, the international organisations foster workplace equality for LGBTQIA+ people around the world, with Stonewall bridging the gap between…
