Nation May 08 Transgender activists flood a Utah tip line with false reports to block a bathroom law By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press
World Jul 11 Japan’s top court says government restrictions on transgender employee’s use of restrooms illegal It comes at a time of increased awareness and support for same-sex marriages and other sexual equality. But opposition to equal rights remains strong within the governing Liberal Democratic Party, known for its conservative values. By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
Politics Dec 23 Analysis: Heavy division and distrust collapse N.C. LGBT law repeal deal Repealing North Carolina's law limiting LGBT protections at the close of a bitter election year was supposed to heal blows to the economy and perhaps open a truce in the culture wars in at least one corner of the divided… By Emery P. Dalesio and Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press
Nation May 10 Attorney General Lynch tells transgender community ‘we see you’ Attorney General Loretta Lynch invoked the defining civil rights struggles of the last century and made clear that the federal government sees its dispute with North Carolina as about far more than bathrooms and showers. By Julie Pace and Jill Colvin, Associated Press