I'm back for part 3 with DEI consultant Steve Disselhorst. As a gay man who always dreamed of becoming a dad, Steve had the opportunity to redefine fatherhood and masculinity beyond hetero-normative scripts.

In this episode, Steve and I discuss:

• why co-liberation (h/t Tawana Petty) from patriarchy helps men, too
• the high costs patriarchy extracts from men
• why queer folks can experience freedom or heightened gender expectations
• what Steve has gained by not following the heterosexual script for fatherhood 
• Steve's experience of nearly losing his child
• Steve's path to becoming a man and parent who bucks the social script for men and emotions
• how making peace with his non-dominant identity as a gay man allowed Steve to pursue co-liberation in his dominant identities

Listen in and join the conversation.