Muxes – Mexicos third gender

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In Juchitán, Mexico, 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. • Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian • 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 • Director: Shaul Schwarz • Cinematography: Shaul Schwarz, Kike Arnal, Luke Boelitz • Editors: Armando Croda and Noah Payne-Frank • Online editor: Ken Macfarlane • Production: Reel Peak Films • Executive producers for the Guardian: Charlie Phillips and Lindsay Poulton • Commissioned by the Guardian and The Filmmaker Fund • Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contr... • Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/seri... • Sign up for the Guardian documentaries newsletter ► https://www.theguardian.com/info/2016... • The Guardian ► https://www.theguardian.com • The Guardian YouTube network: • Guardian News ► / guardianwires • Guardian Football ► / guardianfootball • Guardian Sport ► / guardiansportvideo • Guardian Live ► / guardianmembership • Guardian Culture ► / guardianculturearts • #Muxes #Mexico #Gender #Oaxaca

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