Trejo's view of masculinity has changed since that car ride. "Masculine means you go to work, you support your family, you help out your neighbors — that’s masculine, that’s machismo. We got it screwed up, thinking we’re supposed to be warriors. No, we’re not, we’re supposed to be caretakers. That’s what masculinity means to me now."

To him, the idea of masculinity is acts of service. "Everything good that has happened to me, has happened as a direct result of helping someone else," he adds, "and that's masculine — helping people."

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