Oaxaca’s “Third Gender” Los Muxe Models on Cover of Vogue

This November Vogue Mexico paid tribute to “Los Muxes,” which are considered a “third gender” in Oaxaca and have existed in the region for centuries.  Photographer Tim Walker documented models Victoria La toya Lopez and Felina Santiago among others for British Vogue and Vogue Mexico. Check out the link below to read the full article from Vogue and learn more about muxe. 

In Zapotec cultures of Oaxaca (southern Mexico), a muxe (also spelled muxhe; [muʃeʔ]) is a person who is assigned male at birth, but who dresses and behaves in ways otherwise associated with women; they may be seen as a third gender. – Wikipedia

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