\"Civil rights are not confusing. No student should face discrimination because of who they are. #ProtectTransKids,\" added Pelosi.

Civil rights are not confusing. No student should face discrimination because of who they are. #ProtectTransKids https://t.co/aqwL6nkj4o

— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) February 23, 2017

Republican representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, who introduced a bipartisan bill with Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, in 2015 “prohibiting schools from discriminating against students based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity,” and whose son is transgender released a statement Wednesday night.

\"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,\" said Ros-Lehtinen.

Senators Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin; Kamala Harris, D-California; Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts; and Representatives Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, D-Florida; Adam Schiff, D-California and Polis, were just a few of the fellow lawmakers who also tweeted about the action.

Celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, Brie Larson and Lance Bass also spoke out, as well as singer Jackie Evancho, who notably sang the national anthem at Trump's inauguration last month.

Tweeting to the president's @realDonaldTrump account, Evancho wrote: \"u gave me the honor 2 sing at your inauguration. Pls give me & my sis the honor 2 meet with u 2 talk #transgender rghts.\"

. @realDonaldTrump u gave me the honor 2 sing at your inauguration. Pls give me & my sis the honor 2 meet with u 2 talk #transgender rghts ?

— jackie evancho (@jackieevancho) February 23, 2017
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