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'''Muxe''' or '''Muxhe''' is an identity in the Zapotec culture recognized as a [[Third gender]]. Muxes are Individuals Assigned Male at Birth (AMAB) who generally adopt feminine aspects and specific roles within Zapotec culture as a third gender. Not to be confused with [[ Muxeidad]] , while both terms relate to gender roles in Mexican culture, "Muxeidad" refers to the cultural context and state of being that defines a person's identity and experience within Zapotec society, whereas "Muxe" refers to the individual with that identity.
'''Muxe''' or '''Muxhe''' is an identity in the Zapotec culture recognized as a [[Third gender]]. Muxes are Individuals Assigned Male at Birth (AMAB) who generally adopt feminine aspects and specific roles within Zapotec culture as a third gender. Not to be confused with [[muxeidad]]; while both terms relate to gender roles in Mexican culture, "Muxeidad" refers to the cultural context and state of being that defines a person's identity and experience within Zapotec society, whereas "Muxe" refers to the individual with that identity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nhm.org/stories/beyond-gender-indigenous-perspectives-muxe|title=Beyond Gender: Indigenous Perspectives, Muxe|date=15 September 2020|website=Natural History Museum|access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>


==Sources and archived URL's==
==References==
*[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muxe?hl=Eng%20Muxe%20-%20Wikipedia%20(In%20english]
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*[https://voices.uchicago.edu/202304gnse15002-06/2023/11/08/mexicos-third-gender-a-broad-overview-of-muxes/?hl=eng%20Mexico%E2%80%99s%20Third%20Gender:%20A%20Broad%20Overview%20of%20Muxes]
 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20250511223240/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muxe?hl=Eng%20Muxe%20-%20Wikipedia%20(In%20english)]
[[Category:Gender-variant identities worldwide]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20250511222937/https://voices.uchicago.edu/202304gnse15002-06/2023/11/08/mexicos-third-gender-a-broad-overview-of-muxes/?hl=eng%20Mexico%E2%80%99s%20Third%20Gender:%20A%20Broad%20Overview%20of%20Muxes]
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