About this episode

The episode discusses the intersection of pride, fascism, and preferential treatment for LGBTQ companies in California.

On this, our 330th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss pride and fascism. In California, companies get preferential consideration for utilities contracts if they can demonstrate that they belong to June’s most popular “oppressed” class—LGBTQ. Proof will be required, however. Evidence can take the form of “attempted parenting” with a same-sex partner, a therapist’s letter confirming transgender status, or a TikTok account, among other things. Meanwhile among the GenZ’s, 31% of young women...

People in this episode

Hosts: Bret Weinstein, Heather Heying

Topics covered

• LGBTQ rights
• evolutionary psychology
• social justice
• California policies
• GenZ culture

Keywords

• LGBTQ
• California
• pride
• fascism
• GenZ
• utilities contracts
• social justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LGBTQ

Places: California

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