Elon Musk’s Transgender Daughter, Vivian Wilson, Announces Plan to Leave U.S. Over Trump’s Election Victory, Citing Political Climate and Family Rift
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Vivian Wilson, the 20-year-old transgender daughter of tech mogul Elon Musk, has announced plans to leave the United States following Donald Trump’s recent election victory. Sharing her decision on Threads, Wilson expressed deep discomfort with the political climate under Trump’s return to the White House. “I don’t see my future in the United States,” she wrote, explaining that she had been contemplating the move for some time. The recent election results, however, cemented her decision. Even if Trump’s term is short-lived, she stated, “the people who voted for this aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.”
Wilson, who was born Xavier Musk in 2004, legally changed her name and gender in April 2022, adopting her mother’s maiden name, Wilson. In her court filings, she also severed ties with her father, stating, “I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape, or form.”
Her relationship with Elon Musk has been publicly strained, with Musk, who has openly supported Trump, criticizing his daughter’s gender transition. Musk has claimed that he was misled into allowing Wilson to use puberty blockers, stating that he was told she might commit suicide if the treatment was not pursued. Musk has described puberty blockers as “sterilisation drugs” and called gender dysphoria “incredibly evil,” even suggesting that those who promote such treatments should face legal consequences. He has also referred to the transition as the “death” of his son, criticizing what he calls the “woke mind virus.”
In response, Vivian has fired back, claiming that Musk was largely absent from her childhood and had a history of criticizing her femininity and queerness. “He doesn’t know what I was like as a child because he simply wasn’t there,” she said, adding that she was repeatedly harassed for her gender expression. She believes her father’s attitude reflects a broader misunderstanding of and hostility toward queer people. “I was relentlessly harassed for my femininity and queerness. I’ve been reduced to a stereotype,” she stated.
This family rift, marked by stark political and personal differences, continues to attract attention as Vivian moves to distance herself from her father’s views and the environment she perceives as hostile to her identity.
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