Punchlines: Basketball brings bathroom freedom
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It took basketball to prompt lawmakers in North Carolina to repeal the state's controversial bathroom bill, and late-night comic Trevor Noah is surprised at the power of the NCAA sport. Lawmakers passed a repeal compromise that rolls back a previous law stating that people had to use the public bathroom that corresponded to the gender on their birth certificate. Noah explains why that power impressed him in Punchlines, above.
And Seth Meyers compares North Carolina's law to one in New York. Find out which is more restrictive.
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