--- title: "Elon Musk Celebrates Pride Month With Wildly Transphobic Outbursts" description: "It's only day two of Pride Month, Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is already jumping headfirst into deeply transphobic wasters." date: "2023-06-03" modified: "2023-06-03" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-transphobic-outbursts" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "pride" - "the digest" - "twitter" --- # Elon Musk Celebrates Pride Month With Wildly Transphobic Outbursts ![It's only day two of Pride Month, Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is already jumping headfirst into deeply transphobic wasters.]() *Electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets with French Minister for the Economy and Finances on the sidelines of the 6th edition of the "Choose France" Summit at the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris on May 15, 2023. Since 2018, the Choose France Summit seeks to promote France's economic attractiveness and encourage international investment across the country and brings together hundreds of leaders from the largest multinational corporations. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) \Image: Getty Images\* ## Self-Inflicted Boomerism It's only day two of Pride Month, and Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is already jumping headfirst into deeply transphobic waters. The billionaire took to Twitter today to post a series of transphobic tweets, an outburst that was seemingly spurred, at least in part, by the release of *The Daily Wires'* new "documentary" titled "What is a Woman," a transphobic pet project helmed by the media company's premier trans antagonist, far-right personality Matt Walsh. "Every parent should watch this," Musk [tweeted]() while linking to the *Daily Wire* video project. "Consenting adults should do whatever makes them happy, provided it does not harm others," [he continued in the thread](), "but a child is not capable of consent, which is why we have laws protecting minors." But the founder didn't stop there, going as far as to give credence to a post from a gay anti-trans group dubbed "LBG," which is calling for the removal of what it calls the "TQ+ cult" from the LBGTQ+ acronym. The TQ+ community, of course, is absolutely not a "cult," but Musk, ever the alt-right reply guy, decided to weigh in. "Totally agree," [he replied](). He also took a moment elsewhere to [promote a tweet]() falsely equating gender-affirming care to the "mutilation" of children. Though Musk is adamant that kids under 18 can't be trusted to seek gender-affirming care, the [plentiful body of research that exists on the subject]() actually shows that the prohibition of such care is far worse for young people's wellbeing. The Twitter owner, however, [whose trans daughter last year cut ties with her billionaire father completely](), clearly prefers a destructive and non-scientifically supported stance. ## Call It What It Is This isn't Musk's first transphobic outburst. He's been known to [mock pronouns](), and [recently claimed that]() trans youth are being influenced by "propaganda" and thus cannot consent to affirmational care. And considering that he likely wants to keep [currying favor with the far-right](), it likely won't be his last, either. Trans people, particularly trans children, have become a convenient target for the far right — a group that Musk has quickly gone from rubbing elbows with to [becoming a leading figure within]() — ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Florida governor Republican candidate Ron DeSantis, who has enacted a number of anti-trans laws in his home state and who Musk has [already said that he would vote for](), is notably expected to anti-trans mudslinging central to his campaign. It all sucks, and we should call it what it is: transphobia, pure and simple. On that note, did we mention that Twitter's [*new* ]()[head of Trust and Safety resigned this week]()? **More on Elon and the trans community:** [*Oh, Great, Elon Musk Has Entered the Trans Kids "Debate" Chat*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()