The Latest: Dueling rallies planed over North Carolina law

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on demonstrations over a North Carolina law that limits anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people (all times local):

10:30 a.m.

Dueling demonstrations are expected by supporters and opponents of a North Carolina law that limits antidiscrimination policies for lesbian, gay and transgender people.

A group that wants to repeal the law, "Triangle Families against HB2," says it plans to read eulogies of transgender people who have faced violence and discrimination.

The protest will stand in contrast to what's expected to be the largest rally yet supporting state leaders' decision to enact the new law. Smaller prayer vigils have been held in several cities by supporters of the law.

Both rallies are scheduled for noon Monday on or near the old Capitol grounds.

Clergy including the leader of North Carolina's NAACP branch also have threatened sit-ins and civil disobedience later this month if the law isn't repealed.

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6:30 a.m.

Religious leaders, media personalities and others are gathering in North Carolina's capital to reaffirm support for a law that blocks rules allowing transgender people to use the bathroom aligned with their gender identity.

Monday's rally by the "Keep NC Safe" Coalition on the old Capitol grounds in Raleigh comes while vocal national opposition to the law continues. Business executives are urging Gov. Pat McCrory and legislators to repeal the law, Bruce Springsteen canceled his Greensboro concert Sunday because of the law.

Scheduled speakers include the Benham Brothers, Christian author Frank Turek, and Pentecostal minister Bishop Harry Jackson.

Supporters say the law protects women and children from men who use the law as a pretense to enter the wrong restroom. The law also limits other anti-discrimination protections for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

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