LGBTI fight in the US shifts to a new front – the toilet

By Josephine Tovey
Updated May 1 2016 - 11:33am, first published 10:24am
Charlie Comero is a transgender man who has suffered under the provisions of the House Bill 2 law in Nouth Carolina. Photo: Supplied
Charlie Comero is a transgender man who has suffered under the provisions of the House Bill 2 law in Nouth Carolina. Photo: Supplied
Joaquin Carcano, a transgender man who opposes the HB2 bill. Photo: Supplied
Joaquin Carcano, a transgender man who opposes the HB2 bill. Photo: Supplied
Bruce Springsteen cancelled his show in Greensborough, North Carolina, in support of those fighting the law.  Photo: Supplied
Bruce Springsteen cancelled his show in Greensborough, North Carolina, in support of those fighting the law. Photo: Supplied
The executive director of Equality North Carolina, Chris Sgro, leads a group carrying petitions calling for the repeal of House Bill 2 to governor Pat McCrory's office. Photo: News & Observer/AP
The executive director of Equality North Carolina, Chris Sgro, leads a group carrying petitions calling for the repeal of House Bill 2 to governor Pat McCrory's office. Photo: News & Observer/AP
Protesters rally against House Bill 2 in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Monday.  Photo: News & Observer/AP
Protesters rally against House Bill 2 in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Monday. Photo: News & Observer/AP

When North Carolina passed the now-notorious law forcing transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender listed on their birth certificate, it left Charlie Comero and many others in an impossible position.

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