Facebook, Apple Not Fans of Transgender Law

Facebook and Apple have added their voices to the big businesses that are not pleased with a new North Carolina law barring anti-discrimination protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

The two technology giants run massive data-processing complexes in western North Carolina.

Facebook says in a statement it opposes moves that discriminate against people based on gender identity or sexual orientation. Apple says its stores "are open to everyone, regardless of where they come from, what they look like, how they worship or who they love," and it's disappointed in the law.

State lawmakers on Wednesday voided a Charlotte ordinance that offered broad protections against discrimination in public accommodations in the state's largest city. Backers of the state law say it was needed to prevent predators from using restrooms marked for the opposite sex.