A federal judge approved a legal settlement Tuesday affirming transgender people's right to use restrooms matching their gender identity in many North Carolina public buildings. The consent decree between the state's Democratic governor and transgender plaintiffs covers numerous state-owned
1 / 2LGBT Rights-North CarolinaFILE - In this May 12, 2016 file photo, signage hangs outside a restroom at 21c Museum Hotel in Durham, N.C. A federal judge approved a legal settlement Tuesday, July 23, 2019 affirming transgender people's right to use restrooms matching their gender identity in many North Carolina public buildings. RALEIGH, N.C.
"The importance of this cannot be understated — it is about nothing less than the ability to enter public spaces as an equal member of society," said Lambda Legal lawyer Tara Borelli, who represents the plaintiffs."Nationally, this decree sends an important signal that targeting transgender people for discrimination is unacceptable."
North Carolina's Republican legislative leaders, who passed the"bathroom bill" and its replacement, had opposed the consent decree. Story continuesJoaquin Carcano, the lead plaintiff and a transgender University of North Carolina employee, hailed the judge's decision in a statement. Schroeder had ruled in late 2018 that the replacement law couldn't be interpreted as preventing transgender people from using restrooms in line with their gender identity. Plaintiffs incorporated similar language into their consent decree. The mixed ruling last year, however, rejected some of the transgender people's arguments while letting other parts of the case proceed.
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