--- title: "LBGTQ Group Denounces Elon Musk For Mocking Gender Pronouns" description: "Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter this week to slander those who list the pronouns they prefer others to use to describe them in their social media bios." date: "2020-12-18" modified: "2020-12-20" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/lbgtq-group-elon-musk-pronouns" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "the digest" --- # LBGTQ Group Denounces Elon Musk For Mocking Gender Pronouns ![Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter this week to slander those who list the pronouns they prefer others to use to describe them in their social media bios.]() *\Image: Steve Jurvetson\* ## Musk Mockery Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter this week to mock those who list the pronouns they prefer others to use to describe them in their social media bios. Unsurprisingly, his derogatory tweets landed him in hot water with the LGBTQ community, as [*CNBC* reports](). "I absolutely support trans, but all these pronouns are an esthetic nightmare," Musk [wrote]() after an outcry when he posted a picture of a soldier rubbing what appear to be bloody hands on his face with the caption "when you put he/him in ur bio." ## X Æ A-12 Users on Twitter were quick to point out Musk's hypocrisy, especially because he gave his baby the distinctly non-esthetic name "[X Æ A-12 Musk]()." https://twitter.com/SUEtheTrex/status/1339613744045969408 The Human Rights Campaign, an advocacy group that has previously listed Tesla as one of the best places for LGBTQ people to work, fired back with a statement calling for Musk to apologize, as *CNBC* reports. ## Apologize "Musk’s insensitive comments stand completely contrary to what HRC’s Workplace Equality Program works with companies each day to create — providing employees a safe, inclusive, and fair work environment," the statement reads. "Elon Musk’s tweet mocking pronouns is exactly the opposite of what inclusive leadership looks like today," HRC president Alphonso David added. "It’s also decidedly out of step with the best practices we advise companies. Musk should apologize." It's not even the first time Musk has displayed transphobia on Twitter. In July, he tweeted that "pronouns suck," but later backed down after his partner, the musician Grimes, [told him off](). **READ MORE:** [Elon Musk should apologize for mocking gender pronouns, says group that gave Tesla top LGBTQ-friendly rating]() \[*CNBC*\] **More on Musk:** *[Elon Musk Has Some Strong Opinions About Cyberpunk 2077]()* ## 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]()