The problem is that Peterson himself misrepresents the situation. The bill simply classified trans people as a class similar to racial or religious minority. Meaning don't discriminate. It wouldn't make it illegal to misgender someone per se. Like walking down the street or by accident, but as a teacher to repeatedly and knowingly misgender a student you are pretty much by definition harassing and discriminating against them. Its basic common sense, but he tries to pretend it's a free speech issue. He's invented an innocuous sounding argument for allowing harrasment and discrimination against trans people and its allowed him to tap into a general anti-trans sentiment which runs deep through conservative culture which has resulted in fame, wealth, and notoriety. Think it's kind of dark.