muxe
noun
in southwestern Mexico, a man who lives as a woman.
muxes
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pluralof muxe.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Many gay and trans people in Mexico City and elsewhere call themselves muxes — though community leaders here, concerned about cultural appropriation, say only Zapotec people from the isthmus can qualify.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
For centuries Mexico's indigenous Zapotec people have recognized a third sex known as "muxes," a third gender that includes both masculine and feminine traits.
From Salon ● May 22, 2023
There, alongside a community of fellow muxes — people who are born male but who adopt roles and identities associated with women — she will vie to be crowned the queen of the ceremony.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
Born in the southern state of Oaxaca, Marven is of Mixtec origin and identifies with the neighboring Zapotec indigenous transgender tradition of muxes, who mix gay male and female characteristics.
From Reuters ● Apr. 13, 2021
Later, I would learn about muxes in Oaxaca.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2019
