trans child who underwent a sex change procedure, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has said that he was tricked into giving consent for his child to go on puberty blockers. Talking to Fox News Digital, he also said he thinks «the woke mind virus» figuratively killed his son. Vivian Musk came out as transgender in June 2022 when he was 18-year-old and he filed a request to change his name from Xavier to Vivian and take her mother's last name.
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Puberty blockers are a medical procedure that causes long-term fertility problems in boys. Mayo Clinic found in a study in early 2024 that puberty blockers’ impacts may be permanent. Earlier it was claimed that these effects can be reversed.
The SpaceX CEO told the news outlet that his experience with his child Xavier opened his eyes to what he called «the woke mind virus.» He also vowed to «destroy» it. Elon Musk said that it happened to one of his sons, and he was tricked into signing documents for Xavier. He said further that COVID-19 was going on, there was a lot of confusion and he was told Xavier might commit suicide.
It is believed that Musk's pledge to take on the «woke» was the main reason for his decision to move SpaceX headquarters from California to Texas after Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law barring school districts from notifying parents if their child uses different pronouns or identifies as a gender