• Protesters march to show their opposition against what they called 'Hate Bill 2,' which they urged lawmakers to repeal as legislators convened for a short session in Raleigh, North Carolina, Monday. | REUTERS
    Protesters march to show their opposition against what they called "Hate Bill 2," which they urged lawmakers to repeal as legislators convened for a short session in Raleigh, North Carolina, Monday. | REUTERS

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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – Thousands of people flocked to North Carolina’s capital on Monday to show both support and disdain for a law that has thrust the state into the international spotlight over its restrictions on transgender bathroom access and gay rights.

Lawmakers returned to Raleigh to begin a short session designed to address the state budget. But controversy over the new law, which has drawn reaction from U.S. presidential candidates, U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron among others, is expected to dominate.

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