Articles tagged "zapotec"

It's been almost four years since we last covered muxes, the Zapotec "the third sex," here at Guanabee. Thankfully the Global Post recently featured this short video which 1) does a great job at summarizing the beautifully peculiar phenomenon 2) gives me a reason to post about them again. 

• By: Nacomprende

Tags: Mexico, Muxe, Muxes, Oaxaca, Video, Zapotec, Zapotecs

 For communities around the Oaxacan town of Juchitán, citizens are not simply divided into gay or straight, male or female. Many communities around the world have their own take on a "third gender" and for the Zapotec people of this region, that category is called "Muxe," from the Zapotec word derived from "mujer." 

• By: Guanabee Staff

Tags: Culture, Gender, Mexico, Muxe, Muxes, Zapotec