--- title: "Elon Musk’s Daughter Comes Out as Trans, Cuts Ties With Father" description: "Elon Musk's daughter has filed to change her name and gender identity marker because she doesn't want to be associated with her famous father. " date: "2022-06-21" modified: "2022-06-21" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-trans-daughter" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "chelsea manning" - "elon musk" - "gender" - "grimes" - "the digest" - "transgender" --- # Elon Musk’s Daughter Comes Out as Trans, Cuts Ties With Father ![Elon Musk's daughter has filed to change her name and gender identity marker because she doesn't want to be associated with her famous father. ]() *\Image: Getty Images\* ## Legalese Elon Musk's daughter has filed to change her name and gender identity marker — because, she says, she no longer wants to be associated with her famous father. The news was [first reported by *TMZ*]() over the weekend, though the 18-year-old actually filed to change her name after she turned 18 back in April, and has a hearing scheduled for this Friday, June 24. In the filing, Musk's daughter — whose name we're not printing here to protect her privacy — said that she's filing for the change due to both her gender identity, which was assigned male at birth, and because she wants to drop her dad's surname and take that of her mother, Canadian author Justine Wilson. "I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father," Musk's daughter said in the name change application, which was filed in Los Angeles County, "in any way, shape or form." ## Nuanced The elder Musk has [infamously denounced "pronouns"]() and [posted what appeared to be a transphobic meme]() after reports suggested his ex, the electronic music artist Grimes, was [dating transgender whistleblower Chelsea Manning](). In classic Musk style, those outbursts were often ambiguous and open to interpretation — was he denouncing the entire concept of pronouns, or just people who dare talk about them? — and has declined the opportunity to clarify them, making him a darling of the transphobic right. However, Musk seemed cordial and defensive in [a statement he gave to *The Daily Beast*]() that correctly gendered his child. "She does not want to be a public figure," Musk said in an email to the *Beast*, which the outlet says was sent before *TMZ* publicly reported on his daughter's name change. "I think it is important to defend her right to privacy. Please don’t out someone against their will — it’s not right." As many [outlets]() [have noted](), though, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO's [recent public embrace of the GOP]() and history of mocking transgender people and their pronouns online would suggest that he isn't *too* concerned with transgender rights. But his statement to the *Beast* would indicate that, at least when it comes to his trans kid, he cares enough not to make her life any harder. **READ MORE:** [Elon Musk’s Daughter Disowns Him and Files to Ditch His Name]() \[*The Daily Beast*\] **More on Elon and gender:** *[Elon Musk Deletes Sexist Tweets]()* ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()