"As has become all too apparent from the current political climate, the gays aren't being put in charge of enough institutions these days. Straight men are ruining everything from finance to politics to streaming-but in Silicon Valley, "gays run [the] joint," according to a new exposé from Wired. There have been rumblings about an elite gay tech autocracy in Silicon Valley for quite some time now, even before gay tech billionaire Peter Thiel was outed by Gawker way back"
"According to Bernard's interview subjects, it would seem that way, even for the ostensibly straight power players of the tech world. Last fall, a notorious (now-deleted) photo of Y combinator CEO Garry Tan featured a group of young men chilling in Tan's sauna, and though Tan, according to one source, is "straight straight straight," viewers felt like he was trying to sum up the appeal of the tech capital in visual terms: leisure, twinks,"
Silicon Valley exhibits concentrated gay leadership and cultural influence across prominent tech firms and investor circles. Elite gay figures, including high-profile billionaires, populate leadership ranks and capital networks. Industry insiders claim sexual identity can function as an advantage for career advancement within tech. Social scenes in some firms emphasize youthful male leisure and sexualized spaces, including private saunas and imagery that foregrounds attractiveness over traditional corporate norms. These dynamics have created perceptions of a reversal of conventional social hierarchies, where gay men occupy visible power positions in finance, startups, and venture networks within the tech ecosystem.
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