Vivian Jenna Wilson revealed that Elon Musk was merciless to her for being queer and female (Getty Photographs/Vivian Jenna Wilson)
Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk’s transgender daughter, mentioned in an unique interview with NBC Information that her father was merciless to her for being queer and female from a younger age. Wilson mentioned Musk, who was typically absent, bullied her for her identification.
Throughout a latest interview with psychologist and conservative commentator Jordan Peterson, Musk referred to Wilson utilizing her start title (Xavier Musk) and mentioned he felt cheated into authorizing medical therapies associated to her gender transition when she was 16.
“I used to be basically tricked into signing paperwork for considered one of my older sons, Xavier,” Musk mentioned within the interview, which was reported by Britain’s Day by day Mail. He added that amid the confusion surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, he was informed his son may self-harm if no motion was taken.
“I used to be tricked into doing this. It wasn’t defined to me that puberty blockers are literally sterilization medication,” Musk mentioned. He added: “I misplaced my son, basically. They name it ‘deadnaming’ for a cause. My son, Xavier, is useless, killed by the woke virus.”
Vivian Jenna Wilson, was beforehand referred to as Xavier Musk (Splash Information)
In response, Wilson refuted this declare, explaining that her father knew what he was doing by giving her consent, and mentioned she acquired his approval after repeatedly discussing it.
Wilson, now 20 and a university scholar, mentioned her father “knew the total negative effects” when he signed the medical paperwork, including: “I can’t stay silent if you’re going to blatantly lie about me in entrance of an viewers of hundreds of thousands.”
Wilson additionally recalled that as early as elementary faculty, Musk pressured her to look extra masculine and criticized her voice for being “too loud.”
Elon Musk referred to Vivian utilizing her start title, saying he felt tricked into authorizing her medical therapy (Jordan Strauss/AP)
Wilson famous that her father shared custody together with her mom, Justine Musk, an creator and the billionaire’s first spouse, however was hardly ever current and relied on nannies or her mom to take care of her and her siblings. Wilson famous that “he was there perhaps 10% of the time. That’s beneficiant.”
In her testimony, Wilson burdened that her father’s therapy of her and her siblings not solely affected her emotionally but additionally had broader implications. She talked about that the Covid-19 pandemic gave her the chance to flee Musk’s merciless conduct, as she selected to not go to his residence throughout that interval.
Elon Musk has been a controversial determine within the political area, taking an more and more conservative stance, particularly on points associated to transgender individuals.
Final month, he introduced he would withdraw his enterprise from California in opposition to a state regulation that forestalls colleges from informing dad and mom in regards to the sexual orientation and gender identification of transgender college students.
Elon Musk claims he was “tricked” into approving his daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson’s gender transition (Splash Information)
Relating to her transition, Wilson revealed that she had thought-about talking publicly for years, however Musk’s feedback motivated her to lastly accomplish that: “I have not spoken to him in about 4 years, and I am not going to let him outline me,” she informed NBC Information.
Wilson additionally famous that among the private particulars Musk shared in an interview with Peterson, akin to that she was “homosexual and barely autistic” since she was 4 years outdated, should not true.
Musk biographer Walter Isaacson, in the meantime, talked about Wilson in his latest guide, wrongly describing his politics as “radical Marxism,” which Wilson denied, saying: “I’m not a Marxist, though I do oppose wealth inequality.”
Vivian Jenna Wilson ended the interview by reaffirming her autonomy and need to be recognized for her personal decisions and never below the shadow of her well-known father. “I’m an grownup. I’m 20 years outdated. I’m not a baby and my life ought to be outlined by my selections.”
She additionally denounced Musk’s social media marketing campaign in opposition to transgender rights and burdened the significance of affirmative medical therapies as a “lifeline” for individuals who want them.
