Why California Just Added Five More States to Its Travel Ban

California added five Republican states to its travel ban, the state attorney general announced Monday, meaning state-funded travel is no longer allowed under most circumstances.

The ban is in protest of what the attorney general claims are laws that discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community.

Florida, Montana, Arkansas and West Virginia have sought to protect women by preventing transgender women and girls from playing in school sports according to their gender identity. In North Dakota’s case, the state passed a free speech law that critics say will restrict LGBTQ...