Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk’s estranged daughter, disputes his characterization of her childhood.
Tension between billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk and his estranged, transgender daughter Vivian Wilson spilled into public view this week after sheIn an interview with Jordan Peterson, Musk alleged he had been “tricked” into approving gender-affirming care for Wilson at 16 and had subsequently “lost” his son. The experience, he said, made him an ardent opponent of gender-affirming care and fueled his quest to “destroy the woke mind virus.
After the Peterson interview, Musk was criticized for “deadnaming” his child — referring to her by her birth name and gender. Others’ refusal to use pronouns that trans- and gender-expansive youths use Musk was criticized by LGBTQ+ advocates this year after he said that “cis” and “cisgender” would be treated as slurs on X. Last year, he defended a policy that allowedLBGTQ+ youth are being negatively affected by “hostile political rhetoric that often targets them, including from high-profile figures like Elon Musk,” said Jared Todd, senior press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign.
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