Yahoo, Apple, Microsoft. More.

Criticism of Trump's anti-transgender maneuver has been swift and vocal.

It's destined to fall on deaf ears, however.

It's ultimately going to come down to the business community to stop it because it's so bad for business.

--Christopher Gergen, Forward Impact

The action taken by the administration is troubling and goes against all that we believe in.

--Yahoo

We disagree with any effort to limit or rescind [transgender student’s] rights and protections

Apple believes everyone deserves a chance to thrive in an environment free from stigma and discrimination. We support efforts toward greater acceptance, not less, and we strongly believe that transgender students should be treated as equals.

--Apple

We've long advocated for policies that provide equal rights and treatment for all. We're deeply concerned to see a roll-back in transgender students' rights.

--Google

IBM has had an explicit policy of non-discrimination based on gender identity or expression since 2002, and we are opposed to discrimination in all its forms, including any policies that discriminate based on gender identity in education.

--IBM

Facebook is a strong supporter of equality. We stand for ensuring equal rights for everyone, including transgender students, and will continue to advocate for more rights instead of fewer.

--Facebook

Salesforce strongly believes that all students, including transgender students, should be treated as equals, and we disagree with any effort to limit their rights.

All children are created equal & need unconditional love. All deserve freedom from fear, anxiety, & threats of discrimination. Love 1&all.

--Marc Benioff

--Saleforce

Since Jan. 1, 1863, the federal government has played a vital role in protecting the rights of all Americans. Let's not stop now.

--Brad Smith, Microsoft

Rolling back rights for transgender students is wrong.

--Jack Dorsey, Twitter and Square

At Uber, we are proud of our longstanding opposition to harmful initiatives aimed at the LGBT community. We will continue to speak out against discriminatory actions and in favor of good policy that champions equality and inclusion for all.

--Uber

Transgender rights are human rights. We strongly oppose any government action that signals widespread rejection of a whole group of people.

--Tech Stands Up

The previous administration was the first to even acknowledge transgender people and that was really an amazing feeling, like, "Whoa. The government has your back as a transgender person or is even acknowledging your existence." There's something that's somehow more evil about an administration actively going out and trying to take away rights as opposed to the previous administrations before the Obama administration that just didn't do anything. There's just something that much more fucked up about going out of your way to be like, "We're taking that protection away from you."

--Laura Jane Grace

The Trump Administration’s effort to turn back the clock and to weaken important civil rights protections for students sends a very dangerous message. Students who rely on those protections are more vulnerable to discrimination because of the administration’s regressive action.

--New Jersey Education Association

I have a message for the bullies: you’re sick. And because you're weak, you pick on kids, you pick on women or anyone else you think is vulnerable. Apparently even becoming Attorney General isn’t enough to cure some people of their insecurities. As proof, the Supreme Court will soon hear a very important Title IX case, thanks to the courage of a very brave young man, Gavin Grimm. Mr. President, we will see you in court.

--Caitlyn Jenner

As a state, we’ve already gone too far forward to start backing away from that. The school districts that have these protections, the sky hasn’t fallen. I think they’re going to continue to support students.

--Brian Juchems, GSAFE (Wisconsin)

Corporate executives are increasingly aligning their businesses with ideals such as diversity and multiculturalism. Aside from reflecting the increasing diversity of the American workforce, there may be another underlying reason: the growing economic divide between red and blue voters.

While Mr. Trump won the electoral vote, he lost almost every large-sized county economy across America, according to an analysis from the Brookings Institution. Rival Hillary Clinton carried counties that represent 64 percent of America’s economic activity.

Democratic voters, in other words, account for the lion’s share of consumer spending in the U.S., which means corporations that align with progressive policies may tap a more powerful economic base.

--CBS Money Watch

We’ve long advocated for policies that provide equal rights and treatment for all. We’re deeply concerned to see a roll back in transgender students’ rights.

--Alphabet

Dell team members receive fair treatment in the workplace regardless of race, gender identity or religion. We mirror that commitment in our corporate diversity and anti-discrimination policies. We look forward to working with state and local officials on policies that encourage fairness, economic growth and business development.

--Dell

Removing protections for transgender students is wrong. We oppose this action and, as always, stand in support of the LGBTQ community.

--Lyft

We oppose the decision to weaken protections for transgender students. We believe everyone deserves to live, work and learn in an inclusive environment.

--Pinterest

Our goal at Zenefits is to help businesses and their employees thrive, and a part of that is recognizing the diversity of the employees who work for these companies. Employees who on-board with the Zenefits platform have the option of choosing male, female or a custom gender option. This is something that was coded into our product in early 2016. We also make our transgender policy from our own employee handbook available to all customers so they can adopt as they see fit.

--Zenefits

This lamentable decision can lead to hostile treatment of transgender students and studies have shown that bullying and harassment can be detrimental to the emotional and physical well-being of teenagers. Evidence has shown that acceptance of transgender students lowers their risk of suicide. Jared and I introduced our SNDA bill to prevent discrimination of transgender young people and we will re-introduce it because our country benefits when everyone is accepted and we live up to our nation’s promise of inclusiveness.

--Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)

This is a disappointing choice for the Administration to make,” Curbelo said in a statement. “We should be working toward ensuring all American children feel safe and accepted in their schools, regardless of where they live, their race, creed, gender identity or sexual orientation.

--Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL)

At the state level, bills that would limit transgender bathroom access are floundering even though nearly all have surfaced in Republican-controlled legislatures that share common ground politically with Trump. In none of the states with pending bills does passage seem assured; there's been vigorous opposition from business groups and a notable lack of support from several GOP governors.

The chief reason, according to transgender-rights leaders, is the backlash that hit North Carolina after its legislature approved a bill in March 2016 requiring transgender people to use public restrooms that correspond to the sex on their birth certificates. Several major sports organizations shifted events away from North Carolina, and businesses such as PayPal decided not to expand in the state. In November, Republican Pat McCrory, who signed and defended the bill, became the only incumbent governor to lose in the general election.

--Fox News Politics