Muxes – Mexico’s third gender

In Juchitán, 墨西哥, muxes – children identified as male at birth, but who choose at a young age to be raised as female – are embraced as part of the community.
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Being muxe is often confused with being transgender, but it is an identity specific to the Oaxaca region and the indigenous Zapoteca culture. Having a muxe person in the family has come to be seen as good luck and even a blessing. But life outside Juchitán is not always easy.

For the documentary Muxes, the director Shaul Schwarz reconnects with the characters and culture he photographed extensively from 2002-06

Key credits
導向器: Shaul Schwarz
Cinematography: Shaul Schwarz, Kike Arnal, Luke Boelitz
Editors: Armando Croda and Noah Payne-Frank
Online editor: Ken Macfarlane
生產: Reel Peak Films
Executive producers for the Guardian: Charlie Phillips and Lindsay Poulton
Commissioned by the Guardian and The Filmmaker Fund

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