The transgender muxes of southern Mexico
The Washington Post has presented the transgender or non-binary muxes of Mexico.
(I am using the term transgender in its broad, umbrella, sense here, referring to the diversity of gender variant people).
In Zapotec cultures of Oaxaca (southern Mexico), a muxe (also spelled muxhe) is a male assigned person, who dresses or behaves like a woman. Some see them as a third gender. The word muxe is thought to derive from the Spanish word for “woman”, mujer.
When she became aware of the muxes, photographer Nuria López Torres went to southern Mexico to meet them. Torres was interested in how the muxes fit into the Zapotec society found in the area. In particular, she was interested to see how the muxes interacted with their families and how they were welcomed into society.
Photos by Nuria Lopez Torres.
See also the photo series by Shaul Schwarz.
Here’s a video that throws light upon how muxes may understand themselves.
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