Rainbow Nation

Next month LEGO will debut a new 346-piece collection called "Everyone is Awesome." This set will include bricks in every color of the rainbow, a celebration of the inclusivity represented in June's annual observance of PRIDE. 

There was nothing that would make my parents howl like stepping on a stray LEGO. After a morning of construction and demolition, my brother and I soon learned not to leave our LEGOS on the floor. 

Otherwise, this was among my parents' favorite toys, purchased both to amuse and educate their rambunctious children. And while I too loved the endless combinations a LEGO set presented, it makes my heart swell to know this newest iteration fetes every child so unabashedly.

Bring on the rainbow colors. Let's build our world anew.

"LEGO has essentially taken the concrete block, the building block of the world, and made it into the building block of our imagination." – Avah Bdetr