At least 54 arrested in protest at N.C. Legislature over transgender bathroom law

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three dozen more protesters have been arrested amid protests against a North Carolina law limiting restroom use by transgender people and curbing LGBT ordinances by local governments.

Authorities say those latest arrests came after protesters failed to leave the Legislative Building after it closed for the night.


Authorities said 36 people were arrested Monday evening outside House Speaker Tim Moore's closed office. That brings to 54 the number of opponents of the law who were led away in plastic handcuffs or carried away on the General Assembly's opening day of its annual work session.

Acting General Assembly Police Chief Martin Brock says all of those arrested would be charged with second-degree trespassing. He also says they'll be cited for violating building rules or the fire code. Brock says one also faces a resisting arrest charge.