LGBT
CO-EDITORS CELESTE SPAIN AND JAMES WILLIAMS
LEGO PRIDE SET REVIEW BY CELESTE SPAIN
As an LGBT person with a great love of LEGO, I couldn’t wait to buy the ‘Everyone is Awesome’ LEGO pride set, which I have heard so much about since it came out at the beginning of June to mark the start of pride month. This is the first ever LEGO pride set and therefore it was very important for this set to be inclusive and show the diversity within the LGBT community so that no one is left out of this set. It was also an opportunity for LEGO to show their support for the LGBT community. I am definitely hoping more pride sets will be released in the future, not just for pride month because as I have emphasised before, pride is all year round. On first inspection LEGO have taken a fairly simplistic design, made it exciting to look at, build and a perfect addition to anyone’s LEGO collection or bookshelf. The set features the colours of the progress pride flag (which includes the colours: black and brown representing people of colour, the pink, blue and white representing the trans community and the colours yellow and purple representing the intersex
community). These colours make up the backdrop behind the LEGO figures and continue as LEGO tiles underneath them too. In terms of the set’s construction, it is very sturdy and also aesthetically pleasing to look at - perfect for going on a bookshelf or windowsill. The LEGO figures themselves are brilliant because they match the colours of the pride flag but all with different hairstyles and are placed diagonally from left to right: black as the furthest forward and pink the furthest back. This means that when you look at the set from the side you can see each individual figure clearly and offers another display option. The total build time for me was around half an hour. Also, the instructions were easy to follow, and it was quite an easy set to build. Therefore, don’t let the ‘18+’ on the box put you off, anyone under this age could easily build this set. I love that each character is unique, this really shows LEGO have made this set inclusive and thought carefully about the product. You can buy it for £30.99 on the LEGO website and I thoroughly recommend it to all!
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