California adds Missouri, Nebraska, Wyoming to those banned for state-paid travel, over LGBTQ+ bills

California is adding Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming to its list of states to which government-paid travel is restricted, over legislation considered to be anti-LGBTQ+.

A 2016 California law banned state-funded travel to any state determined by the California Justice Department to be discriminatory against the LGBTQ community. And state Attorney General Rob Bonta must maintain and post a list of such states whose total numbers is now at or nearing 26, according to The Center Square.

For Missouri, Bonta on Friday cited a bill that withholds education funding from schools that allow male-to-female transgender students to participate in female sports teams.

The Nebraska restriction, Bonta said, is related to the state's “Let Them Grow Act,” which he says is “a departure from the medical standard of care to provide gender-affirming care in most cases for most residents 19 and younger.

Wyoming banned male-to-female transgender students from participating in female sports teams at public K-12 schools, and private schools that compete against public schools.

“By preventing transgender individuals from participating in sports aligned with their gender identity, or by denying them access to critical healthcare, these legislative actions directly contradict the values of inclusivity and diversity,” Bonta said.