Bainbridge Island has joined the chorus of opposition to newly adopted and controversial legislation in other states that discriminates against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

The city council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday that bans city business with the states of North Carolina and Mississippi.

The resolution notes that city employees will not be “participating in any conventions or other business that requires city resources.”

The political stand follows controversial laws passed in North Carolina and Mississippi that discriminate against LGBT people. The resolution was first suggested by Councilman Mike Scott.

Scott said Tuesday that though the council’s paramount focus is on island issues, it also has a duty to the greater good beyond Bainbridge’s shores.

“I take seriously, as I know we all do, the fact that we are the city council of the city of Bainbridge Island, and our top priority is attending to the business of our city,” Scott said.

“We take our place in the world seriously and work to improve the world as best we can, whether it’s in the area of environmental protection and improvement or in the championship of human rights,” he added.

Scott noted that in a “hurried, single-day session” last month, the North Carolina Legislature passed a law that eliminated existing city-level protections that banned discrimination against members of the LGBT community.

The new legislation also prohibited other cities from passing similar non-discrimination laws in the future, Scott said, and it also forced transgender students at public schools to use restrooms and other facilities inconsistent with their gender identity.

A few weeks later, similar legislation was introduced and passed in the state of Mississippi, and Scott said other state legislatures were considering comparable legislation.

The new laws have spurred outrage across the country. Other states and cities — including Seattle, San Fransisco, Sante Fe, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Boston, Portland, Oregon and Portland, Maine — have banned government travel to North Carolina and Mississippi. And late last month, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee also banned state travel to North Carolina.

The North Carolina law has also drawn the fire of major businesses, including Apple, PayPal and the Bank of America. Some entertainers, including Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato, have canceled upcoming concerts in the state because of the law.

This week, Scott asked his fellow council members to join other cities and states that have taken a stand against the discriminatory laws.

Discrimination has no place in the laws of our country, and does not reflect the values of Bainbridge Island, he said.

Councilman Kol Medina agreed.

“It’s really important,” he said of the resolution, and downplayed the notion that it wouldn’t carry much weight.

“I think you underestimate the power of Bainbridge Island in the world,” Medina said.

Medina said he was “rankled” over the North Carolina law and that state’s legislature dictating that local governments could not enact their own civil rights legislation.

He said he supported the Bainbridge resolution.

“I’d also be happy to support a resolution that told our state Legislature to never try to do something like [the North Carolina law] to us,” Medina said.

The resolution passed on a 7-0 vote, and the audience at Tuesday’s meeting responded with hearty applause after its passage.

Tuesday’s council vote marks the second time in recent months that Bainbridge council members have jumped into the national debate on discrimination issues.

In January, the council unanimously adopted a resolution declaring support for Muslim communities.

That resolution followed a suggestion by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that called for a temporary ban that would prevent any Muslims from entering the country.

Trump also suggested the internment of Japanese American citizens in relocation camps during World War II was a good thing, which drew a harsh response from islanders cognizant of the forced removal of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge at the start of World War II.