I've been following the transgender bathroom issue pretty closely, since I have a transgender friend. North Carolina passed a law that says people must use the bathroom assigned to the gender on their birth certificate. This means a person who perceives herself to be female, looks and sounds female, and has had gender reassignment surgery so she is able to function in a relationship as a female, is breaking the law if she walks into the ladies room. Of course, wearing high heels and a dress, looking thoroughly female, and walking into the men's room - I suspect that would attract some unwanted attention.

Nowhere in any of this have I seen any reports of transgender people demanding their own bathrooms. If that's out there, it's some bizarre fringe trying to take advantage of the publicity. They are demanding the right to use the restroom (men's or ladies) according to their sexual identity. The DOJ believes this is consistent with basic human decency and with laws regarding non-discrimination.