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'''Muxeidad''' is a Zapotec term that refers to the cultural context and the state of being that defines a person's identity and experience. The term originates from the region of Oaxaca in Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.revistadelauniversidad.mx/la-muxeidad/|title=La muxeidad|last=Ramírez López|first=Iván|date=8 April 2019|website=Jóvenes en la Revista|language=Spanish|access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref> | '''Muxeidad''' is a Zapotec term that refers to the cultural context and the state of being that defines a person's identity and experience. The term originates from the region of Oaxaca in Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.revistadelauniversidad.mx/la-muxeidad/|title=La muxeidad|last=Ramírez López|first=Iván|date=8 April 2019|website=Jóvenes en la Revista|language=Spanish|access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref> | ||
== | ==Nuanced definition of the Identity== | ||
In Zapotec culture, a gender identity recognized under the term "muxeidad" is ''[[muxe]]'', a third gender that is recognized within their culture with specific nuances that differ from a Western definition of ''[[nonbinary]]''. | In Zapotec culture, a gender identity recognized under the term "muxeidad" is ''[[muxe]]'', a third gender that is recognized within their culture with specific nuances that differ from a Western definition of ''[[nonbinary]]''. | ||