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What's the backlash against gender-neutral bathrooms all about?

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imageTransgender individuals could be harassed when they have to use gendered bathrooms.Brett Lider, CC BY-SA

Last week North Carolina became the first state to pass a law requiring transgender individuals (including students) to use only bathrooms that match their biological (rather than identified) gender. They did so in response to an ordinance...

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