Good Morning America Scandals You Never Knew About

In April 2016, gay and lesbian magazine The Advocate criticized Roberts for appearing on the cover of Mississippi's official tourism guide because the state had passed what the magazine called "a pro-discrimination law, allowing businesses, individuals and broadly defined 'religiously affiliated organizations' to refuse service to LGBT people, single mothers, and others who somehow offend

In April 2016, gay and lesbian magazine The Advocate criticized Roberts for appearing on the cover of Mississippi's official tourism guide because the state had passed what the magazine called "a pro-discrimination law, allowing businesses, individuals and broadly defined 'religiously affiliated organizations' to refuse service to LGBT people, single mothers, and others who somehow offend an individual's 'sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction' regarding marriage and sexuality."

The controversy prompted a quick response from the native Mississippian, who told The Advocate that she was interviewed and photographed for the publication "well before recent events." Roberts added, in part: "My longtime partner, Amber, and I have always felt welcomed in my home state, and it hurts my soul to think of anyone not feeling welcome ... 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."

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