Why former astronaut Scott Kelly confronted Elon Musk over pronoun use on Twitter.
Elon Musk got into a Twitter spat with former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly on Sunday after the billionaire entrepreneur appeared to take another high-profile swipe at the LGBTQ community's use of gender pronouns., wrote, referring to chief White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci.
"Elon, please don’t mock and promote hate toward already marginalized and at-risk-of-violence members of the #LGBTQ+ community. They are real people with real feelings. Furthermore, Dr Fauci is a dedicated public servant whose sole motivation was saving lives," Kelly wrote. In an email to NBC News, Kelly said he felt obligated to speak out against Musk because the matter is"personal" to him, adding that he sees"the pain the hate causes" his gay and transgender family members.
In July 2020, the billionaire made his views known about pronoun usage, tweeting:"Pronouns suck." Later that year, he elaborated on his views, writing: “I absolutely support trans, but all these pronouns are an esthetic nightmare.”
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