Sundar Pichai, Tim Cook condemn Donald Trump's military transgender ban

US Tech giants, including Google and Apple, have come out in support of the transgenders after President Donald Trump banned the community from serving in the country's military, according to a media report.

Announcing the decision on Twitter, Trump yesterday said the military would not "allow or accept" transgender service members, reversing a major last year's decision of his predecessor Barack Obama.

Tech leaders reacted quickly in opposition to Trump's transgender ban in the military yesterday, with a series of tweets and Facebook posts.

I am grateful to the transgender members of the military for their service.  # LetThemServe.

— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) July 26, 2017

Apple CEO Tim Cook also expressed his support, saying:

We are indebted to all who serve. Discrimination against anyone holds everyone back. #LetThemServe

— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) July 26, 2017

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg also expressed his opinion:



Tech leaders, in tune with their young and largely liberal workforces, have been vocal advocates for gay rights in past national debates, USA Today reported.

When North Carolina passed a sweeping anti-LGBT law last year, Apple, Google, Microsoft and other tech companies said it deepened discrimination. Google called the law "misguided and wrong" in a tweet.