--- title: TIME Magazine: Battle of the Bathroom description: Battle of the Bathroom Why the fight for transgender rights has moved into the most intimate of public spaces Stall Tactics In the history of... canonical: https://time.com/4341458/in-the-latest-issue-70/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-19T10:05:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-26T20:01:27.168Z article:section: Politics og:title: TIME Magazine: Battle of the Bathroom og:description: Battle of the Bathroom Why the fight for transgender rights has moved into the most intimate of public spaces Stall Tactics In the history of... og:url: https://time.com/4341458/in-the-latest-issue-70/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt020c9c6cd5a03f59/698893c0196cf4a0b203ba54/bathroom-final.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Battle of the Bathroom Time Magazine Cover 160530 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: TIME Magazine: Battle of the Bathroom twitter:description: Battle of the Bathroom Why the fight for transgender rights has moved into the most intimate of public spaces Stall Tactics In the history of... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt020c9c6cd5a03f59/698893c0196cf4a0b203ba54/bathroom-final.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # In the Latest Issue (19 May 2016) by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 19, 2016 10:05 AM UTC  Photo-illustration by Oliver Munday for TIME by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 19, 2016 10:05 AM UTC [Battle of the Bathroom](http://time.com/4341419/battle-of-the-bathroom/?iid=toc%5F051916) Why the fight for transgender rights has moved into the most intimate of public spaces [Stall Tactics](http://time.com/4341406/stall-tactics/?iid=toc%5F051916) In the history of public bathrooms, politics and rights have often collided [Donald Trump, the Astute Salesman, Has Captured and Targeted America’s Mood: Nostalgic](http://time.com/4341423/trump-the-astute-salesman-has-seized-on-americas-prevailing-mood-nostalgic/?iid=toc%5F051916) He has done a stunning job of repurposing the past as the future [Bryan Cranston Talks Walter White, LBJ and His Own Political Ambitions](http://time.com/4324755/bryan-cranston-walter-white/?iid=toc%5F051916) The ‘Breaking Bad’ star won’t rule out a ‘Better Call Saul’ appearance [I Left My Art In San Francisco](http://time.com/4341422/i-left-my-art-in-san-francisco/?iid=toc%5F051916) A stunning new expansion by SFMOMA has transformed the City by the Bay into a premier destination for art [How the Sykes-Picot Agreement Helped Make a Messed-Up Middle East](http://time.com/4341059/sykes-picot-agreement-anniversary/?iid=toc%5F051916) The 100th anniversary of the Sykes-Picot agreement comes on May 19, marking a century that helped shaped the Middle East [High-Concept Chelsea a Sign of Deficit In Late-Night Stars](http://time.com/4341424/high-concept-chelsea-a-sign-of-deficit-in-late-night-stars/?iid=toc%5F051916) [We Should Laud Singledom, Not Lament It](http://time.com/4341413/we-should-laud-singledom-not-lament-it/?iid=toc%5F051916) [Military Sexual Assault Victims Discharged After Filing Complaints](http://time.com/4340321/sexual-assault-military-discharge-women/?iid=toc%5F051916) Many are booted out with ‘bad paper’ and can’t get upgrades [Ronan Farrow Is an Example for Siblings of Potential Victims](http://time.com/4327542/ronan-farrow-woody-allen-siblings/?iid=toc%5F051916) His writing is worthy and courageous [Katherine Dunn](http://time.com/4341385/katherine-dunn/?iid=toc%5F051916) Beloved author [Pop Chart](http://time.com/4341386/pop-chart/?iid=toc%5F051916) [A Devastating Type of Hack Is Costing People Big Money](http://time.com/4303129/hackers-computer-ransom-ransomware/?iid=toc%5F051916) Ransomware attacks on businesses and individuals have risen dramatically in recent years [_Game of Thrones_‘ Sophie Turner Is No Victim In _Apocalypse_](http://time.com/4341387/game-of-thrones-sophie-turner-is-no-victim-in-apocalypse/?iid=toc%5F051916) [Don’t Make Me Rate You](http://time.com/4341388/dont-make-me-rate-you/?iid=toc%5F051916) A plea to every business that has my credit-card number [Why You Need to Save More Now](http://time.com/4341389/why-you-need-to-save-more-now/?iid=toc%5F051916) The McKinsey Global Institute predicts that the average 30-year-old will need to up her personal savings rate by 80% and work an extra seven years to retire like her parents. Here’s why stock and bond returns are on track to shrink. [Stubborn Frictions Could Undermine Europe’s Fight Against Terror](http://time.com/4341390/stubborn-frictions-could-undermine-europes-fight-against-terror/?iid=toc%5F051916) [Why Are Security Lines So Long?](http://time.com/4341392/why-are-security-lines-so-long/?iid=toc%5F051916) The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently predicted that already long security waits will get worse this summer, sparking outrage over what many see as a broken system. Here’s a look at the web of blame and how some groups are trying to streamline the process. [What You Said About …](http://time.com/4341394/what-you-said-about/?iid=toc%5F051916) [Quick Talk with Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris](http://time.com/4341395/tip-t-i-harris/?iid=toc%5F051916) The rapper turned actor, 35, stars in the remake of the iconic series Roots. [Milestones](http://time.com/4341396/milestones/?iid=toc%5F051916) [How Technology Exposes Our Taste](http://time.com/4341399/how-technology-exposes-our-taste/?iid=toc%5F051916) [Double Dose of K-Stew Fires Up Fest](http://time.com/4341400/double-dose-of-k-stew-fires-up-fest/?iid=toc%5F051916) [Fifth Harmony Updates Girl Power for the Present](http://time.com/4341401/fifth-harmony-updates-girl-power-for-the-present/?iid=toc%5F051916) [_The Nice Guys_ Revives ’70s Private-Eye Satire In Buddy-Movie Mode](http://time.com/4341402/the-nice-guys-revives-70s-private-eye-satire-in-buddy-movie-mode/?iid=toc%5F051916) [For the Record](http://time.com/4341403/for-the-record/?iid=toc%5F051916) [New York State of Mind](http://time.com/4341404/new-york-state-of-mind/?iid=toc%5F051916) [The Geniuses Who Tracked Down the Gene](http://time.com/4341407/the-geniuses-who-tracked-down-the-gene/?iid=toc%5F051916) [Night of a Thousand Stars](http://time.com/4341408/night-of-a-thousand-stars/?iid=toc%5F051916) [Is This Thing On?](http://time.com/4341411/is-this-thing-on/?iid=toc%5F051916) British Prime Minister David Cameron caused a diplomatic kerfuffle on May 10 after being caught on tape in a private conversation with Queen Elizabeth II describing Nigeria and Afghanistan as “fantastically corrupt,” at a conference where leaders of both those countries were in attendance. Here, other “private” remarks by world leaders made embarrassingly public. [A New American Murder Mystery](http://time.com/4341415/a-new-american-murder-mystery/?iid=toc%5F051916) [Why Can’t Drug Costs be Reined In?](http://time.com/4341416/why-cant-drug-costs-be-reined-in/?iid=toc%5F051916) When the price of the blood-pressure drug Nitropress leaped from $215 to $881 last year, an increase of 300%, it triggered public outrage [Almost 40 Years Later, a Miniseries Returns to Television’s Roots](http://time.com/4341417/almost-40-years-later-a-miniseries-returns-to-televisions-roots/?iid=toc%5F051916) [The Forest Hotel](http://time.com/4341418/the-forest-hotel/?iid=toc%5F051916) [Facebook and Politics](http://time.com/4341420/facebook-and-politics/?iid=toc%5F051916) [The Roots of Roots](http://time.com/4341421/the-roots-of-roots/?iid=toc%5F051916) [The Caretaker President and Poet Taking Charge of a Troubled Brazil](http://time.com/4341425/the-caretaker-president-and-poet-taking-charge-of-a-troubled-brazil/?iid=toc%5F051916) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4341458/in-the-latest-issue-70/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4341458/in-the-latest-issue-70/"},"headline":"In the Latest Issue (19 May 2016)","datePublished":"2016-05-19T10:05:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T20:01:27.168Z","description":"Battle of the Bathroom Why the fight for transgender rights has moved into the most intimate of public spaces Stall Tactics In the history of...","url":"https://time.com/4341458/in-the-latest-issue-70/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt020c9c6cd5a03f59/698893c0196cf4a0b203ba54/bathroom-final.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt020c9c6cd5a03f59/698893c0196cf4a0b203ba54/bathroom-final.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Battle of the Bathroom Time Magazine Cover 160530","caption":"Battle of the Bathroom Time Magazine Cover","creditText":"Photo-illustration by Oliver Munday for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4341458/in-the-latest-issue-70/","name":"In the Latest Issue (19 May 2016)"}}]}] ```