Elon Musk's Trans Daughter Blasts Stonewall Website Changes

Elon Musk's transgender daughter has criticized the decision to remove references to transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument website.

Vivian Jenna Wilson, daughter of Musk and his first ex-wife Justine, said that the change was an erasure of queer history.

Newsweek contacted Stonewall via email for more information.

Why It Matters

The police raid on the New York gay bar Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969, is one of the most significant events in LGBT history. The response was a key moment in the growth of queer activism and public support for gay rights. The monument in New York recognizes the event, and any change to it would have a significant impact on the LGBT community.

What To Know

On Thursday, references to transgender people were removed from the Stonewall National Monument website, which is managed by the National Park Service.

The abbreviation LGBTQ+ has been reduced to LGB on the site, with its statements only acknowledging lesbian, gay, bisexual people.

Writing on Threads, which is a social media site designed to rival her father's X (formerly Twitter), Wilson wrote: "Queer history can not and should not be erased. We need to remember the generations whose shoulders we stand on."

Wilson came out as a transgender woman when she was 16, and Musk has attributed her transition to his opposition to progressive transgender policy.

Speaking with political commentator and psychologist Jordan Peterson, Musk said in a 2024 interview: "It happened to one of my older boys, where I was essentially tricked into signing documents for one of my older boys, Xavier, before I had any understanding of what was going on. I was told Xavier might commit suicide.

"They call it deadnaming for a reason. The reason that it's called dead naming is because your son is dead. So my son Xavier is dead, killed by the woke mind virus. So I vowed to destroy the woke mind virus."

Since entering the White House, the Trump administration has clamped down on pro-LGBT policies, such as the use of pride flags on government buildings.

Transgender identities have frequently been singled out, with Trump moving to ban transgender people from joining the military.

What People Are Saying

The Stonewall National Monument site now reads: "Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969, is a milestone in the quest for LGB civil rights and provided momentum for a movement."

What Happens Next

The Trump administration is continuing to roll back on DEI initiatives and other policies associated with progressive thought within federal organizations during its first month in power.

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