‘My Son is Dead,’ Elon Musk Speaks Out

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, during a live interview with psychologist Jordan Peterson on X, revealed that he was “tricked” into permitting puberty blockers for his child.

The interview on Monday delved into Musk’s decision to relocate SpaceX’s headquarters from California, following the state’s new law, Assembly Bill 1955, which allows schools to keep a child’s sexual orientation or gender identity confidential from their parents.

This legislation was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on July 15, 2024.

Peterson asked Musk about his motivation for addressing this issue publicly. Musk shared his personal experience involving his child, Xavier, who now identifies as transgender and goes by Vivian Jenna Wilson.

Musk described the situation as “evil,” expressing concerns about the manipulation of children experiencing identity crises.

“It’s very possible for adults to manipulate children who are having an actual identity crisis into believing that they are the wrong gender,” Musk said.

He disclosed that he was misled into signing documents for puberty blockers for Xavier, during the confusion of the COVID-19 pandemic, under the impression that Xavier might commit suicide.

Peterson, challenging this notion, asserted, “That was a lie right from the outset. No reliable clinician ever believed that. The higher suicide rate is due to underlying depression and anxiety, not gender dysphoria.”

Musk continued, “I was tricked into doing this. It wasn’t explained to me that puberty blockers are actually just sterilization drugs. I lost my son, essentially. They call it ‘deadnaming’ for a reason. The reason they call it ‘deadnaming’ is because your son is dead, so my son, Xavier, is dead, killed by the woke mind virus.”

Musk vowed to combat what he referred to as the “woke mind virus” and announced plans to relocate SpaceX and X headquarters to Texas.

This decision follows the new California law prohibiting schools from forcing teachers to inform parents about changes to a student’s gender identity.

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“This is the final straw. Because of this law and the many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies, SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas,” Musk wrote on X.

A preprint study by the Mayo Clinic earlier this year linked puberty blockers to irreversible long-term fertility issues in boys, contradicting previous claims of their reversibility.

The Mayo Clinic states that puberty blockers, specifically GnRH analogues, are used to pause puberty in transgender and gender-diverse youth by halting the production of sex hormones.

Vivian Musk, formerly known as Xavier, publicly announced her transgender identity in June 2022 at the age of 18 and legally changed her name, expressing a desire to sever ties with Musk. “I no longer want to be related to my biological father in any way, shape, or form,” she said.

This story highlights the ongoing debate over gender identity, parental rights, and the implications of new legislation on families and businesses.

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