Another anti-LGBT law rally set after dozens arrested

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The battle over North Carolina's new law limiting protections for LGBT people took on several fronts Monday as a civil rights group asked a judge to stop the state from enforcing the law and like-minded opponents prepared for a rally at the state capitol.

In Tennessee, Republican Gov. Bill Haslam, who opposed a transgender bathroom bill there, spoke out against a directive by President Barack Obama's administration that public schools must allow students to use facilities consistent with their gender identity.

The Tennessee bill seeking to require students to use restrooms and locker rooms corresponding to the gender listed on their birth certificates was withdrawn before the end of the legislative session last month to allow legal challenges to play out in other states that have passed similar measures.