Peterson is a psychology professor at the University of Toronto. He came to prominence about two years ago when he posted a series of videos on his YouTube channel - which previously basically contained academic lectures about the psychology of religion - critiquing political correctness, particularly Bill C-16, which added "gender and gender expression" to the Canadian Human Rights Act as prohibited grounds of discrimination. He became notorious for claiming that he would not use a person's "preferred pronouns" if coerced.
He's also said that on a personal level, he would probably use a person's pronouns if asked. For him the issue is coerced speech, not necessarily transgenderism and gender expression per se.
Peterson is not a conservative, but much of what he says strikes a chord with conservatives, because on such issues as political correctness, postmodernism, Marxism, and identity politics, they're basically in agreement. He believes in freedom of speech and the free exchange of ideas.
He's also not a Christian - more of a secular theist - but he is fascinated with the Bible, and has expressed interest in learning more about Christianity to understand it better. He strikes me as a man "not far from the Kingdom of God," but nonetheless should be read/heard/viewed with a critical ear.
