Openly gay “Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts appears on the cover of Mississippi’s 2016 tourism guide, and now the Mississippi native is speaking out against the state’s new law that makes it legal to discriminate against LGBT people.

In her statement, Roberts says she’s still proud of her Mississippian roots but says it “hurts my soul to think of anyone not feeling welcome.”

“It’s always been a deeply held belief of mine that everyone, everywhere should be treated equally,” Roberts said. “I’m proud that my beloved mother and father taught me as a child growing up in Mississippi to focus on the many things we all have in common, not our few differences. And what we all deserve to have in common is the right to be treated equally.”

Roberts posed for the cover of Mississippi’s 2016 tourism guide before the governor signed the anti-LGBT discrimination law, which allows businesses, individuals and “religiously affiliated organizations” to refuse to serve LGBT people.

Mississippi’s new law is considered to be even more anti-LGBT than a similar bill that was passed in March in North Carolina. Last month a similar bill was rejected in Georgia.

To read Roberts’ full statement, click here.

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