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Elon Musk's Estranged Daughter Recalls How the CEO's Reaction to Her Coming Out as Trans Differed from Mom Justine Wilson

Vivian Wilson came out as transgender through an Instagram Stories post in 2020

People

By Nicholas Rice 

March 23, 2025

Vivian Wilson, the daughter of Elon Musk and Justine Wilson, is recalling the differing reactions she got from her parents when she came out as transgender.

Vivian, 20, told Teen Vogue in an interview published on March 20 that her mom was more supportive than the Tesla CEO, 53, when she confirmed her gender identity to them in 2020.

"She was very supportive of my transition," Vivian told the outlet of mom Justine, 52. "She is a published writer of supernatural romance fiction, which is where I get all my Vivian-isms."

"When I came out to her, she was like, 'Yeah, that figures.' She kind of [pieced it together], so when I came out, she pretended to be slightly surprised for 30 seconds and then was like, 'Yeah, honey. Okay,' " she continued.

As for Musk, Vivian told Teen Vogue, "He was not as supportive as my mom," adding: "First of all, I had not talked to him in months — in months — so I had to get f------ parental consent to get testosterone blockers and [hormone replacement therapy]."

We all share "Coming Out" to our parents or family. One time at the beginning of Fantasia Fair (Now TransWeek) the B&B where we stayed had a number of women still there from Women's Week and we were all sitting in the wine & chesses hour at the B&B. The trans people on one side and the lesbians on the other side and it was our coming out stories that brought us together.

"It was 11:00 p.m., and I was like, I know for a fact I am trans. I had known for a few months at that point, and I was like, I cannot f------ do this anymore," she said. "That was the point where puberty was really picking up and everything in my life was completely falling apart."

"I was constantly having mental breakdowns in the middle of class. I could not get through days. I didn't want to wake up, I didn't want to do anything," Vivian continued. "I just wanted to rot, pretty much."

She added: "It was like, I cannot do this anymore. If I stay in the closet anymore, this is going to take me down a very destructive path."

For me I curled up and cried for hours when I realized that I had to transition.

As for where her relationship with her father stands currently, Vivian and the SpaceX founder are estranged. In the past, Musk has said that he was "tricked" into allowing Vivian to undergo transgender-related medical treatment when she was 16 — a claim that Vivian, who legally filed to change her name and gender in 2022 at age 18, denied in an interview with NBC News, referring to it as a "lie."

That is probably one of the motivating factors that Trump & Company are attacking on the trans community!