In June 2021, one of Elon Musk’s children, Xavier Alexander Musk, took a significant step in her life by filing a request to change her name to align with her new gender identity. She expressed a strong desire to distance herself from her biological father in every possible manner. Recently, Musk’s biographer, Walter Isaacson, shared a revelation in an excerpt from his book titled “Elon Musk,” published in The Wall Street Journal. This revelation indicates that Musk’s daughter chose to confide in her aunt about her gender transition while explicitly requesting that her father remain unaware of the situation. Subsequently, Musk adopted an unwavering anti-“woke” stance, influenced by his child’s gender transition.
The excerpt from Isaacson’s book unveils the pivotal moment when Musk’s then 16-year-old daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, decided to inform her aunt about her transition. In a text message, she conveyed, “Hey, I’m transgender, and my name is now Jenna. Don’t tell my dad.”
According to the book, Musk has referred to his daughter as a “Communist” and believes that she severed ties with him due to the influence of her California school, which carries a hefty price tag of $50,000 per year. Musk contends that the school played a role in molding her views, making her believe that anyone with wealth is inherently malevolent.
Musk further attributed the Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences in Los Angeles for his daughter’s altered perspective of him. He claimed that she transitioned from merely embracing socialism to embracing full-blown communism and adopting the belief that all affluent individuals are morally corrupt. It’s worth noting that Elon Musk himself is exceptionally wealthy, possessing a personal fortune of $257.5 billion.
Elon Musk’s Daughter Discloses Transgender Identity to Aunt After Cutting Ties with Father
While Musk has previously discussed the impact of “woke” schools on his daughter’s choices, this is the first instance where he has specifically named Crossroads as a contributing factor.
The estrangement from his daughter has been an excruciating experience for Musk, who likened it to the most painful ordeal since the tragic loss of his first child, who succumbed to sudden infant death syndrome at just 10 weeks old.
Elon Musk’s Daughter Discloses Transgender Identity to Aunt After Cutting Ties with Father
However, it appears that it’s not solely external influences like schools or colleges that have strained Musk’s relationship with his daughter but also his own actions. Musk has a history of making disparaging remarks about transgender issues, including pronoun usage and gender-affirming surgery for minors. In 2020, he voiced support for transgender individuals while critiquing the proliferation of various pronouns, stating, “I absolutely support trans, but all these pronouns are an esthetic nightmare.” This year, he engaged in sharing anti-trans content on Twitter under the pseudonym “X” and, during Pride Month, interacted with transphobic posts by endorsing them.