North Carolina: trans people given right to use bathrooms matching identity

Joaquin Carcaño, lead plaintiff in the case, said: ‘I am relieved we finally have a court order to protect transgender people from being punished under these laws.’ Photograph: Jonathan Drew/APA federal judge has affirmed the right of transgender people to use bathrooms matching their gender identity in North Carolina, by approving a legal settlement brought by Governor Roy Cooper and LGBTQ rights groups.The settlement marks the end of a three-year battle over a controversial