Ep. 2: Building a Better Male

Today’s guest is James Millner, Director of VA Pride at Diversity Richmond and LGBTQ advocate, whom Sean has known—and been inspired by—for several decades. This discussion covers the special urgency of messaging and awareness during an election year, and more broadly covers the evolving discourse about maleness, with a special focus on how far America has come (and how much work still needs to be done) in terms of inclusivity and opportunity. If we look at the ways “wokeness” has been attacked by cynical opportunists, are there effective ways to engage and initiate conversations (instead of simply accepting that our sociopolitical discourse is a zero sum game)? James has years of experience and is ideally positioned to articulate that while many of these matters play out in the political and cultural arena, they are, of course, human issues, and require all of us to find more positive and peaceful ways to work and prosper.