MEXICO CITY – Wearing a long skirt, headdress and loose blouse embroidered with bright flowers, Mariana de la Noche road on a float in Mexico City's recent gay pride parade. The float was for "muxes," ...

In many Indigenous cultures across the Americas, gender is recognized as fluid, contrasting sharply with Western norms. One of the most notable examples comes from the Zapotec community of Oaxaca, ...

Estrella Velazquez towers over the crowd as she sashays in platform heels through the indigenous town of Juchitan, Mexico, seemingly impervious to the mocking catcalls behind her back. Velazquez is a ...

Performers conclude the first night of celebrating muxe culture in Juchitán de Zaragoza in November. (Mirja Vogel / For De Los) Stylists apply eyeliner, powder and other touches to the face of the ...

In the Zapotec culture of Oaxaca, there's a commonly accepted category of mixed gender — people called muxes. A photo essay blurs lines between... Alex Hernandez was born in Oaxaca, Mexico. By age 4, ...

Stylists apply eyeliner, powder and other touches to the face of the soon-to-be-enthroned Queen Elvis as she holds forth about the singular nature of her community — the muxe — in this remote slice of ...