12 of the Most Terrible Anti-LGBT Laws in U.S. History and Today

North Carolina governor Pat McCrory recently approved a law banning any local governments from passing non-discrimination ordinances, and mandating that North Carolina residents must use the bathroom that corresponds with the sex stated on their birth certificates. The law puts transgender residents in danger. A 2013 Williams Institute survey found that 68 percent of transgender people experienced verbal harassment in a public restroom, while 9 percent experienced physical assault. The recent wave of transphobic bathroom bills and laws are just the most recent battle LGBT people must fight. Here are 12 more terrible laws from U.S. history and the present day: