Toxic Masculinity & the Outdoors

In this episode, Alejandro Lozano a Mexican Immigrant Outdoors Filmmaker, Media content creator for Latino Outdoors joins us to talk about toxic masculinity and its connection the outdoors. We discussed Alejandro's first interactions with the environment as a young boy through learning how to spiritually connect with nature with his father. Later in the episode Alejandro shares how he combats the social pressures from society that demand toxic masculinity from him, and how his adventures in the outdoors with other men of color have influenced his healing journey. 

To learn more about Alejandro's work visit:

https://www.instagram.com/don_aguacate/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9NPl4HoV20g7zQtTWEj8bQ/videos

And to connect with a local Latino Outdoors chapter in your area visit: https://latinooutdoors.org/. 

What other conversations would you like to see around gender and the outdoors? Let us know in the comments section on social media or email the podcast at [email protected]