‘Gender Identity Solved,’ Church Sign Reads Amid Protest

ACROSS AMERICA — Pro-LGBTQ demonstrators and local officials alike protested across the street from a Medford, Massachusetts, church that caused controversy with its latest sign.

The sign displayed in front of New England Baptist Church read “Male and Female. Created He Them. Gen 5:2. Gender Identity Solved.”

A counterprotest of church supporters formed in front of the church, as both groups chanted at each other from opposite sides of the street.

"Two, four, six, eight: Medford has no room for hate!" Medford City Councilor Zac Bears tweeted. "I was proud to join so many Medford residents tonight standing in solidarity with our LGBTQ+ family, friends, and neighbors. Trans rights are human rights!" Read the full story on Medford, Massachusetts, Patch.

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