--- title: "Elon Musk Says SpaceX HQ Will Move to Texas Due to His Terror of Trans People" description: "Elon Musk announced that SpaceX is moving its headquarters because of a new law that protects trans kids in public schools." date: "2024-07-16" modified: "2024-07-16" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-spacex-move-texas-trans-people" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "Space" - "SpaceX" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk Says SpaceX HQ Will Move to Texas Due to His Terror of Trans People ![]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* ## Peeling Off SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has reaffirmed his plans to move the space company's headquarters from Hawthorne, California to its so-called "Starbase" in South Texas. In a [tweet]() today, Musk noted his "final straw": a [law]() signed by California governor Gavin Newsom that protects children from their schools disclosing their sexuality or gender identity to their parents. Musk wrote that the law would somehow result in "both families and companies" being attacked, a bizarre claim that he didn't follow up with any form of explanation. In other words, Musk's obvious dislike for people who are transgender is great enough to uproot SpaceX's entire operations in California. And it's not just SpaceX — Musk [followed up]() that his social media platform X is also allegedly moving its HQ to Austin, Texas. ## Fear and Loathing Musk's loathing of transgender people goes way back. Last year, he [quietly removed Twitter's ban]() on misgendering them, inviting deadnaming and other forms of harassment onto the platform. The mercurial CEO has also [widely shared anti-trans videos]() and has called to [make trans healthcare a criminal offense](). Musk also [has a trans daughter](), who understandably wants absolutely nothing to do with her bigoted father. SpaceX and X wouldn't be the first Musk-led companies to move their headquarters to the Lone Star state. In 2021, Musk [declared]() that Tesla would do just that in an apparent effort to skirt government regulations. The company, however, still has a massive plant in Fremont, California. The billionaire's increasingly extremist views really came to light last week after announcing that he was "[fully]()" endorsing former president Donald Trump's reelection bid. Musk has also gone on racist tirades, [endorsing]() views that Black students have lower IQs and shouldn't become pilots. He also infamously called a deeply antisemitic theory the "[actual truth]()." Those kinds of views appear to be a lot more acceptable in Texas, with governor Greg Abbott welcoming the news that Musk was planning to move SpaceX operations there. "This cements Texas as the leader in space exploration," Abbott [tweeted]() in response to the latest views. **More on Musk:** *[Elon Musk's Bizarre Political Outbursts Have Turned Off Tesla's Core Buyers]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()