- LGBTQ rights fight reignited 4 years after N.C.'s 'bathroom bill' controversy. The expiration of a compromise deal reached amid North Carolina's 2016 House Bill 2 debacle, has left the state's gay and trans communities right back where they started. https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/lgbtq-rights-fight-reignited-4-years-after-n-c-s-n1250390 11 comments politics