--- title: Caitlyn Jenner on Bathroom Law: Republicans Need Help description: "And I'm here to help," she said. canonical: https://time.com/4308904/caitlyn-jenner-time-100-gala-republican-bathrooms/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-27T02:21:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-07-21T07:15:02.490Z article:section: Politics og:title: Caitlyn Jenner Says Republicans Behind Bathroom Law 'Need Some Help' og:description: "And I'm here to help" og:url: https://time.com/4308904/caitlyn-jenner-time-100-gala-republican-bathrooms/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f282f33316e6a66/698890c7e20a872207a9095f/time-100-gala-2016-red-carpet-facebook.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2016 Time 100 Gala, Time's Most Influential People In The World - Red Carpet og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Caitlyn Jenner Says Republicans Behind Bathroom Law 'Need Some Help' twitter:description: "And I'm here to help" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f282f33316e6a66/698890c7e20a872207a9095f/time-100-gala-2016-red-carpet-facebook.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Caitlyn Jenner Says Republicans Behind Bathroom Law 'Need Some Help'  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Apr 27, 2016 2:21 AM UTC  Caitlyn Jenner at the TIME 100 Gala in New York on April 26, 2016. Caitlyn Jenner at the TIME 100 Gala in New York on April 26, 2016.Kevin Mazur—Getty Images for TIME  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Apr 27, 2016 2:21 AM UTC [Caitlyn Jenner](http://time.com/4301820/caitlyn-jenner-2016-time-100/) isn’t satisfied to just speak out against the North Carolina law that requires people to use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender at birth: she’s taking action. The trans-rights activist and [_I Am Cait_](http://www.eonline.com/now/i-am-cait) star said at the [TIME 100 Gala](http://time.com/collection/2016-time-100/), where she was being honored by the magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, that she has met with a “think tank” of Republican lawmakers who are “really dedicated” to changing laws related to the LGBT community. She declined to identify who the lawmakers are. Jenner identifies as a Republican, but believes GOP legislators are wrong to want to pass so-called “bathroom bills.” “On what’s happening in North Carolina, they’re so off. 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