Elon Musk To Move SpaceX and X HQ After California Passes New Gender Law

Musk has made bold claims in the past to remove his businesses from the state when he disagrees with Governor Gavin Newsom’s political moves. This recent threat comes at a time when political tensions are at an all-time high in the country.

The first of its kind, the law was created to protect transgender kids from experiencing more abuse in the home. Several states have created the inverse law, requiring teachers to report to parents when a child deviates from their assigned gender at birth.

He posted his thoughts on X: “Because of this law and the many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies, SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, Calif., to Starbase, Texas.”

He also noted that moving the X headquarters from San Francisco to Austin, Texas, won’t require “dodging gangs of violent drug addicts” to get in and out of the building.

Musk has previously stated that he has changed his personal residence to Texas to avoid the heavy personal levies that California imposes on its residents. The income tax rate sits at 12.3% in California, the highest in the country, plus an additional 1% levy for people whose annual income is $1M or more.

One of his oldest is Vivian Jenna Wilson, who transitioned their gender in 2022 and refused to speak with Musk due to their contrasting views.

He also claims that his daughter hid her true identity from him until he discovered the information from someone else. It’s unclear how supportive or unsupportive Musk would have been had his daughter shared the information freely.

Vivian filed the petition to change her name and noted that “I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form.” Musk was married to Vivian’s mother from 2000 to 2008 and welcomed five children, not including their first child, Nevada, who passed in infancy. It’s unclear how long Vivian lived with Musk and what their relationship looked like once the divorce was initiated.

He previously claimed that the state’s reaction to the virus was “fascist” and ultimately not going to stop the spread.

Although some kids who identify as transgender may experience a mental health issue known as gender dysphoria, many do not. For kids, being transgender is as simple as changing their name, their pronouns, and their clothing. Protecting a child’s right to express themselves at school can often save them from experiencing emotional and physical abuse at home.

The main cause of homelessness in this demographic is parents kicking them out for disagreeing with being gay or transgender.

The criteria for the LGBTQ+ index marks companies on four main pillars: “non-discrimination policies across business entities, equitable benefits for LGBTQ workers and their families, internal education and accountability metrics to promote LGBTQ inclusion competency, [and] public commitment to LGBTQ equality”.