RICHARD HOROWITZ

I'm proud to be a man, and I embrace my masculinity-striving to show up as a king, a warrior, a lover, and a magician in the best sense of each, while staying conscious of the shadows they sometimes cast. My comfort level with my masculinity didn't come out of nowhere; it's shaped by my innate temperament, my upbringing, the culture I live in, and the formative experiences that made me who I am. Trying to deny our biological differences doesn't work; what does work is respecting those differences and seeing how they can enrich a society that values both fairness and cooperation.
We can be equal in terms of rights, while still expressing our gender roles in ways that feel authentic to each of us.