Elon Musk is an entrepreneur, investor, and one of the world’s most prominent anti-transgender extremists. Musk’s adult trans child Vivian Wilson filed legal papers to end being “related to my biological father in any way, shape or form.”
Since then. Musk has made many anti-trans comments, has led several anti-trans initiatives, and has supported other anti-trans extremists and their positions.
Examples include:
- “Any parent or doctor who sterilizes a child before they are a consenting adult should go to prison for life.”
- “Every child goes through an identity crisis before their personality/identity crystallizes. Therefore, we shouldnât allow severe, irreversible surgery or sterilizing drugs that they may regret until at least age 18.”
- Platformed anti-trans propaganda piece What Is a Woman? on Twitter, saying “Every parent should watch this.”
- “I will be actively lobbying to criminalize making severe, irreversible changes to children below the age of consent.”
- Altering chatbot Grok to deliver anti-trans responses after early versions gave fair and accurate information about transgender people.
Background
Elon Reeve Musk was born June 28, 1971 into a wealthy South African family that supported apartheid. In 1989 Musk moved to Canada as part of a plan to obtain American citizenship.
After studying in Canada, Musk transferred to University of Pennsylvania. Musk’s year of undergraduate degree date is a matter of dispute. Musk claimed a graduation date on 1995 on several occasions. According to Snopes, the University of Pennsylvania released this statement: “Elon Musk earned a B.A. in physics and a B.S. in economics (concentrations: finance and entrepreneurial management) from the University of Pennsylvania. The degrees were awarded on May 19, 1997.” This discrepancy is connected to the legal status of Musk’s early time in the United States.
In 1995, Musk co-founded city guide Zip2. In 1999, Musk co-founded online payment company X.com, which through mergers became PayPal, which then sold to eBay. Musk used the earnings to found SpaceX in 2002. In 2004 Musk became the major shareholder in Tesla Motors. In 2006 Musk provided seed funding for SolarCity, which was later acquired by Tesla. In 2015 Musk founded satellite ISP Starlink, and in 2016 Musk co-founded Neuralink. Musk founded The Boring Company in 2017.
Trans child
In June 2022, Musk’s child Vivian Jenna Wilson legally changed name and gender, to end being “related to my biological father in any way, shape or form.”
Musk has a dystopian view of the leftâs influence on America, which helps explain his wild pursuit of Twitter to liberate free speech. He blames the fact that his teenage daughter no longer wants to be associated with him on the supposed takeover of elite schools and universities by neo-Marxists. âItâs full-on communismâ.â.â.âand a general sentiment that if youâre rich, youâre evil,â says Musk. âIt [the relationship] may change, but I have very good relationships with all the others [children]. Canât win them all.â
Khalaf (2022)
Grimes and Chelsea Manning
Around the same time, the parent of two of Musk’s children, singer Grimes, was reportedly dating trans whistleblower Chelsea Manning after Grimes and Musk split up.
In 2022, Musk purchased Twitter for about $44 billion and quickly began rolling back policies that protected trans and gender diverse people from abuse on the platform. Musk also began unbanning nearly all users suspended for anti-transgender activity.
Musk has made a number of anti-transgender statements, claiming that gender diverse youth are “fed propaganda by adults,” stating “we shouldnât allow severe, irreversible surgery or sterilizing drugs that they may regret until at least age 18.”
Musk has also stated, “Any parent or doctor who sterilizes a child before they are a consenting adult should go to prison for life.”
In April 2023, Musk followed the anti-trans account Libs of TikTok, referred to anti-trans activist Matt Walsh’s work in asking “Whatâs a woman?” and said “Any parent or doctor who sterilizes a child before they are a consenting adult should go to prison for life.”
X
After Musk purchased Twitter and renamed it X, it became the service of choice for right-wing extremists and anti-trans extremists. In 2023, Musk launched a chatbot called Grok and embedded it in X. Grok initially gave neutral answers to prompts about transgender topics, but following right-wing criticism, its algorith was tweaked to delive anti-trans responses.
References
Gallagher, John (December 31, 2025). Elon Musk is giving legal help to an activist who posted a photo of a trans woman in a bathroom. LGBTQ Nation https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/elon-musk-is-giving-legal-help-to-an-activist-who-posted-a-photo-of-a-trans-woman-in-a-bathroom/
Rascius, Brendan (December 14, 2025). Elon Musk sparks controversy with post about womanhood. The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/elon-musk-woman-womb-post-x-b2884111.html
Staff report (October 31, 2025). Elon Musk on Joe Rogan: Spike in Trans Kids Dropped After I Bought Twitter. TMZ https://www.tmz.com/2025/10/31/elon-musk-twitter-trans-joe-rogan-x-civilization/
Bergeson, Samantha (October 3, 2025). Elon Musk Vows to âCancelâ Netflix Over Transgender Representation. Musk has accused the streaming titan of âgroomingâ children with âsexualized contentâ in series such as CoComelon and Strawberry Shortcake. Vanity Fair https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/netflix-elon-musk-transgender-representation
Evans, Greg (October 2, 2025). Elon Musk Doubles Down On Netflix-Bashing Over Trans Character On Animated âDead End: Paranormal Parkâ Even As Show Creator Flooded With âExtremely Nastyâ Messages. Deadline https://deadline.com/2025/10/elon-musk-netflix-dead-end-paranormal-park-1236568763/
Villareal, Daniel (October 2, 2025). Elon Muskâs campaign against trans-inclusive cartoon inspires âscaryâ threats against creator. LGBTQ Nation https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/elon-musks-campaign-against-trans-inclusive-cartoon-inspires-scary-threats-against-creator/
Reed, Erin (October 2, 2025). Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters. Erin In The Morning https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/elon-musk-leads-campaign-to-force
Sharf, Zack (October 1, 2025). âDead End: Paranormal Parkâ Creator Receiving âHomophobic and Antisemitic Emailsâ After Elon Musk Says âCancel Netflixâ Due to Showâs Trans Character. Variety https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/elon-musk-cancel-netflix-dead-end-paranormal-park-trans-story-1236536129/
Riley, John (September 28, 2025). Elon Musk Wades Into Virginia Governorâs Race on Trans Issues. Metro Weekly https://www.metroweekly.com/2025/09/elon-musk-spanberger-transgender/
Bollinger, Alex (September 3, 2025. Elon Musk says hatred of âwhite malesâ is turning people transgender. LGBTQ Nation https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/elon-musk-says-hatred-of-white-males-is-turning-people-transgender/
Weaber, Robert (August 10, 2025). How Elon Musk turned his pain into policyâand targeted the trans community. The Advocate https://www.advocate.com/voices/elon-musk-daughter-vivian
Riedel, Samantha (March 21, 2025). Elon Musk Is Trying to Blame Tesla Vandalism on âTrans Violence.â them https://www.them.us/story/elon-musk-blame-tesla-vandalism-trans-violence-twitter-misinformation
Sprayregen, Molly (October 10, 2022). Elon Musk says communists made his trans daughter hate him. LGBTQ Nation https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/10/elon-musk-says-communists-made-trans-daughter-hate/
Cardoza, Riley (October 10, 2022). Elon Musk addresses estrangement from daughter Vivian: âCanât win them all.â Page Six https://pagesix.com/2022/10/10/elon-musk-talks-daughter-vivians-estrangement-cant-win-them-all/
Hartmans, Avery (October 7, 2022). Elon Musk says his teenage daughter doesn’t want to be associated with him because of what he calls ‘full-on communism’ taught in schools and widespread hatred of the wealthy. Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-blames-communism-hatred-of-wealthy-for-daughters-estrangement-2022-10
Khalaf, Roula (October 7, 2022). Elon Musk: âArenât you entertained?â Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/5ef14997-982e-4f03-8548-b5d67202623a
Anti-trans coverage
Wolf, Rachel (December 13, 2025). Elon Musk blasts Newsomâs office, says his son is battling mental illness due to âevil woke mind virus.â Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/politics/elon-musk-blasts-newsoms-office-says-his-son-battling-mental-illness-due-evil-woke-mind-virus
Reilly, Patrick (December 12, 2025). Elon Musk fires back at Gavin Newsom for gloating that his estranged transgender daughter âhatesâ him. New York Post https://nypost.com/2025/12/12/us-news/elon-musk-responds-to-gavin-newsom-after-comment-about-transgender-daughter/
Resources
Britannica (britannica.com)
Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
X/Twitter (x.com)