Elon Musk Stands Up to Protect Minors from Gender-Transition Measures
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has taken a bold stance against gender-transition measures for minors, calling it “pure evil.” The Tesla and SpaceX CEO continues to express his concerns and plans to lobby toward criminalizing such procedures on children below the age of consent.
In a recent tweet, Elon Musk responded to Jordan Peterson, a professor and clinical psychologist who labeled the phrase “gender-affirming care” as a “criminally evil lie.” The term encompasses surgeries, cross-sex hormones, and puberty blockers – procedures that contradict affirming someone’s biological sex. Musk stated that gender-affirming care for minors is “pure evil,” a strong opinion from such a high-profile figure.
Musk voiced his intentions to lobby for the criminalization of permanent gender-transition measures on children before they reach the age of consent in a tweet last week. He expressed his disgust, stating, “Shame on those who advocate this! It is utterly contemptible.” His disdain for these measures is clear, and he believes that serious, irreversible changes should be made when an individual is mature enough to make their decisions independently.
On Sunday, Musk added his thoughts to a tweet by an account called The Rabbit Hole, which criticized “gender-affirming care” as a euphemism for harmful drugs or child mutilation in the worst of cases. Musk bluntly pointed out that it means “castration”.
Despite his strong views on this matter, he has said that he uses people’s preferred pronouns and names based on good manners. Elon Musk’s urgent call to protect children from gender-transition measures and his determination to lobby against
