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.

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

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.