Muxe or Muxhe (Zapotec of Oaxaca) - World Gender Customs (sitios de interés)
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Among the Zapotec of the Oaxacan peninsula, the muxe aregenerally males who either dress as women or dress as males with make-up. Theymay adopt “feminine” social roles such as working in embroidery, but many alsohave white-collar careers in Mexico. In recent decades, the term has also come to applyto gay men.
