Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin is banning official state travel to North Carolina.The governor made the announcement Tuesday afternoon in a released statement.Click here to watch the report.“The law passed in North Carolina is an absolute disgrace,” Shumlin said. “Vermont has a proud tradition of protecting the rights of LGBT individuals. I’m making this decision in that tradition. I’m proud to join with New York in taking this action. I hope other states will join us in applying pressure on North Carolina to recognize common sense, common decency, and common humanity and repeal this law.”Pride Center of Vermont Executive Director Kim Fountain said she was excited Shumlin took a stance against the law."LGBT communities are already more vulnerable in society in general and for a state to compound those vulnerabilities, that makes me very nervous for the people of North Carolina," Fountain said. "If the state has horrible laws, it gives the public an 'ok' to also be discriminatory and that's a very dangerous place to be."Shumlin joins New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who announced he was banning state-sponsored, non-essential travel to North Carolina.Fountain thinks it's very important for more states to impose a travel ban because it helps the national organizations fighting the law."It allows them to say 'all of these states don't agree with what you are doing' and that kind of leverage is important," Fountain said.Shumlin also banned state travel to Indiana after its Legislature passed a similar anti-LGBT law last year.He sent a memo to all cabinet members announcing the ban."If you feel you have extraordinary circumstances that require an exemption, please appeal directly to me," the memo said.

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin is banning official state travel to North Carolina.

The governor made the announcement Tuesday afternoon in a released statement.

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Click here to watch the report.

“The law passed in North Carolina is an absolute disgrace,” Shumlin said. “Vermont has a proud tradition of protecting the rights of LGBT individuals. I’m making this decision in that tradition. I’m proud to join with New York in taking this action. I hope other states will join us in applying pressure on North Carolina to recognize common sense, common decency, and common humanity and repeal this law.”

Pride Center of Vermont Executive Director Kim Fountain said she was excited Shumlin took a stance against the law.

"LGBT communities are already more vulnerable in society in general and for a state to compound those vulnerabilities, that makes me very nervous for the people of North Carolina," Fountain said. "If the state has horrible laws, it gives the public an 'ok' to also be discriminatory and that's a very dangerous place to be."

Shumlin joins New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who announced he was banning state-sponsored, non-essential travel to North Carolina.

Fountain thinks it's very important for more states to impose a travel ban because it helps the national organizations fighting the law.

"It allows them to say 'all of these states don't agree with what you are doing' and that kind of leverage is important," Fountain said.

Shumlin also banned state travel to Indiana after its Legislature passed a similar anti-LGBT law last year.

He sent a memo to all cabinet members announcing the ban.

"If you feel you have extraordinary circumstances that require an exemption, please appeal directly to me," the memo said.