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The Denmark-based toy company LEGO is facing criticism after promoting Pride-themed content on social media and its website. Parents accused the company of introducing LGBT themes to a brand primarily marketed to children.<\/p>\n

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Although LEGO produces some building sets for adults, the company markets most of its products to children. Many young consumers follow the brand on social media.<\/p>\n

In a recent Instagram post, LEGO celebrated Pride Month with the caption, \u201cPride moments built, brick by brick. Swipe to see more of our LEGO colleagues\u2019 stories.\u201d<\/p>\n

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LEGO goes all out for lgbtq pride<\/p>\n

This is a toy brand for children!!<\/p>\n

They just posted this video promoting gay marriage and marching in Pride parades.<\/p>\n

THIS is what they\u2019re pushing on kids.<\/p>\n

Absolutely disgusting! @LEGO_Group<\/p>\n

Parents, BEWARE! pic.twitter.com\/TzqIN7V7eM<\/p>\n

\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 1, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The accompanying slideshow featured LEGO minifigures recounting coming-out experiences, including one character attending a Pride parade and another depicting a male character proposing to his boyfriend.<\/p>\n

Parents and social media users criticized the post, with several calling for a boycott of the company.<\/p>\n

\u201cLEGO is now openly pushing Pride parades, gay marriage, and rainbow ideology straight at children,\u201d one commenter wrote on X. \u201cThis isn\u2019t \u2018inclusion.\u2019 It\u2019s sexualizing childhood and grooming the next generation with adult themes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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LEGO is now openly pushing Pride parades, gay marriage, and rainbow ideology straight at children.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t \u201cinclusion.\u201d It\u2019s sexualizing childhood and grooming the next generation with adult themes.<\/p>\n

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Parents are waking up. Boycott time. Companies that target kids with this\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 ThePolarBear (@UnluckyIrishman) July 2, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The commenter added, \u201cParents are waking up. Boycott time. Companies that target kids with this stuff deserve to lose customers\u2026 keep this garbage away from our children.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2021, LEGO released a set titled \u201cEveryone Is Awesome,\u201d featuring 11 faceless minifigures displayed in the colors of the Progress Pride flag. The company labeled the set for ages 18 and older.<\/p>\n

According to the information provided, the set\u2019s designer, Matthew Ashton, said it was created with children in mind and reflected his own experience of coming out as a teenager.<\/p>\n

\u201cChildren are our role models and they welcome everyone, no matter their background. Something we should all be aspiring to,\u201d Ashton said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I had been given this set by somebody at that point in my life, it would have been such a relief to know that somebody had my back. To know that I had somebody there to say \u2018I love you, I believe in you. I\u2019ll always be here for you.\u2019 So, in a way, this set is not just for the LGBTQIA+ community. It\u2019s for all of the allies \u2014 parents, siblings, friends, schoolmates, colleagues, etc. \u2014 out there as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company also promoted a Pride Month activity on its official website on June 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time to paint the town red, orange, yellow, green\u2026 basically a whole rainbow of color! That\u2019s right, it\u2019s Pride Month, and we\u2019re celebrating the best way we know how: with LEGO\u00ae bricks!\u201d the activity description states.<\/p>\n

The page encouraged participants to create Pride-themed LEGO builds, stating, \u201cThis year, we want you to celebrate what makes you\u2014and everyone you love\u2014quite frankly, AWESOME.\u201d<\/p>\n

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