RALEIGH, N.C. — Hundreds rallied Monday to defend a North Carolina law limiting protections for the LGBT community, using cheers and a booming public address system to drown out a smaller counter-protest across the street. About 500 gathered on the grounds of the old Capitol in the largest demonstration yet by supporters of the law, seeking to strike back after more than two weeks of negative publicity along with condemnation from business leaders and other public figures. Signs reading "No Men in Women's Bathrooms" highlighted a single provision of the...
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