FACEBOOK WATCH: Producer Jordan Roth Posts Public Theater's Restroom Signs Welcoming Gender Diversity

The issue of sexual identity, particularly as it applies to the use of public restrooms and locker room facilities, is one that's making headlines lately.

Today, a federal lawsuit was filed against North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and other state officials over the state's new law that requires transgender individuals to use public facilities based on the gender designated on their birth certificates, not the gender they identify as.

Management of New York's Public Theater has made it clear where they stand on the issue. Yesterday Jordan Roth, President and Majority Owner of Broadway's Jujamcyn Theaters, posted these two photos on Facebook, noting signs displayed at the Public Theater's rest rooms.

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