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LEGO ANNOUNC GAY LEGOS
DC “gay panic” ban layed by fence around Capol stalled after MAGA surrectn. One of the biggt onle groups for LGBTQ+ LEGO fans and their alli is undoubtedly GayFOLs. A thrivg onle muny on Facebook, GayFOLs is currently home to over 850 members form all over the world.
I asked s founr, Bce H., to tell a b about his experience and how and why GayFOLs me to be. | 46 | Los Angel, CA, USA | Gay | He/Him.
LEGO’S MASSIVE FAIL AT CELEBRATG GAY PRI
As a kid, I didn’t know I was gay, but om how people treated me, I knew I was different — and that different wasn’t okay. I told them how exced I was to meet them, and how I didn’t know there were any other gay AFOLs like me around. I joked that there should be a way for to fd each other… and wouldn’t be cute if we lled each other “gayFOLs”?
LEGO COM OUT AS GAY
It was that day, while standg le, that I got on my phone and created the “GayFOLs” Facebook page thkg would be a great way to meet others like me. It took a few years before GayFOLs found s purpose. In June 2018, some AFOLs shared Pri MOCs on a popular Facebook page, only to be met by hostily, dismissivens and homophobic vrl.