Amber Harrell, left, and Jessica Fowler have been charged with sexual battery and second-degree kidnapping in connection with an alleged attack on a trans women at a Raleigh, N.C., bar. Raleigh/Wake City-County Bureau of Identification hide caption
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The Texas state House has passed an amendment prohibiting transgender students from using public school bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity. A separate Legislature measure allowing religious exemptions for adoption and foster care is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. Tamir Kalifa/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The case of transgender high school student Gavin Grimm, seen here last year, has been sent back to a lower court by the Supreme Court. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
An official and others wait for play to resume between the Butler Bulldogs and the Virginia Cavaliers during a second-round NCAA men's tournament game in March in Raleigh, N.C. This coming spring, the road to the Final Four won't go through North Carolina, as the NCAA has decided to move three games out of Greensboro. Grant Halverson/Getty Images hide caption
An official and others wait for play to resume during an NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament second-round game between the Butler Bulldogs and the Virginia Cavaliers in March in Raleigh, N.C. This coming spring the Road to the Final Four won't go through North Carolina, as the NCAA has decided to move three games out of Greensboro. Grant Halverson/Getty Images hide caption
A gender neutral sign is posted outside a bathrooms at Oval Park Grill on May 11, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. Sara D. Davis/Getty Images hide caption
North Carolina is in a legal battle over a state law that requires transgender people to use the public restroom matching the sex on their birth certificate. The ADA-compliant bathroom signs were designed by artist Peregrine Honig. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption
How A Poison Pill Worded As 'Sex' Gave Birth To Transgender Rights
Nine-year-old Q Daily, center, was born a girl, and just finished his first full school year as a boy. Brad Horrigan for NPR hide caption