In a live X interview on Monday, Musk revealed the information with psychologist Jordan Peterson.
Peterson brought up Musk's plan to move SpaceX's headquarters out of California during the talk, pointing to Assembly Bill 1955, a recent law passed in the state that permits schools to keep a student's gender identity or sexual orientation a secret from their parents.
On Monday, July 15, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law. This action followed.
When Peterson questioned the owner of X about why he was speaking out on this matter, Musk related a personal story about his son Xavier, who is now transgender and goes by the name Vivian Jenna Wilson.
"It's evil," said Musk. Children considerably below the consenting age are being taken by you.
It is conceivable for adults to mislead children experiencing a genuine identity crisis into thinking they belong to a different gender.
"It's evil," said Musk. Children considerably below the consenting age are being taken by you.
It is conceivable for adults to mislead children experiencing a genuine identity crisis into thinking they belong to a different gender.
Well, it happened to one of my older boys," Musk revealed. I was practically duped into signing papers on behalf of Xavier, one of my elder boys. This was actually before I knew anything about it, and there was a lot of uncertainty because COVID-19 was in effect at the time. I was also informed that Xavier might end his life.
Peterson disputed the idea, stating, "That was a lie from the beginning." No trustworthy physician ever held such an opinion.
"There was never any proof of that, and if suicide rates are greater, it's not due to gender dysphoria but rather underlying anxiety and depression. And every goddamn physician is aware of that as well, but they're too timid to admit it.
Peterson disputed the idea, stating, "That was a lie from the beginning." No trustworthy physician ever held such an opinion.
"There was never any proof of that, and if suicide rates are greater, it's not due to gender dysphoria but rather underlying anxiety and depression. And every goddamn physician is aware of that as well, but they're too timid to admit it.
I was tricked into doing this. It wasn't explained to me that puberty blockers are actually just sterilization drugs." Musk continued, "I lost my son, essentially.
Puberty blockers, specifically GnRH analogs, are used to pause puberty in transgender and gender-diverse youth, according to the Mayo Clinic website. These medications work by stopping the production of sex hormones, effectively halting physical changes associated with puberty.
However, a preprint study published by the Mayo Clinic earlier this year linked puberty blockers to irreversible long-term fertility issues in boys, contradicting previous claims that the effects are reversible, as reported by Fox News.