A transgender Christian minister who appeared in a film promoting more LGBTQ tolerance in the church has reported an evangelical Christian over an alleged hate crime. The Reverend Alex Clare-Young of the United Reformed Church was registered as female at birth but now identifies as a man. Reverend Alex Clare-Young, a transgender Christian minister who appeared in a film promoting more LGBTQ tolerance in the church has reported an evangelical Christian over an alleged hate crimeThe video also contained a message from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. 'I’m not trying to exclude people who identify as conservative evangelicals with a traditional view of scripture,' Mr Clare-Young told The Times. Rev Clare-Young has now reported the matter to North Yorkshire police, who confirmed the incident was being investigated as a hate crime.

Source: Daily Mail November 30, 2020 02:16 UTC