muxe
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A muxe is a person in Zapotec culture, particularly in Oaxaca, Mexico, who is assigned male at birth but embodies a feminine or nonbinary gender role recognized as a distinct, traditional third gender.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gender identity
ⓘ
social role ⓘ third gender ⓘ |
| assignedSexAtBirth | male ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Zapotec people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Vela de las Intrépidas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Western binary gender norms ⓘ |
| embodiesGenderExpression |
feminine
ⓘ
nonbinary ⓘ |
| genderCategoryIncludes |
people with feminine gender roles
ⓘ
people with male-assigned bodies ⓘ people with nonbinary gender roles ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ Zapotec culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDimension |
gender expression
ⓘ
gender identity ⓘ social role ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn |
Mexican media
ⓘ
anthropological literature ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
community rituals
ⓘ
family life ⓘ local economy ⓘ |
| hasSocialStatus |
often socially integrated
ⓘ
sometimes honored in community ⓘ |
| historicallyDocumentedSince | at least 20th century ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | indigenous third-gender tradition ⓘ |
| isPartOf | indigenous gender systems in Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Zapotec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayEngageIn |
artisanal work
ⓘ
care work ⓘ commerce ⓘ |
| mayPractice | Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notIdenticalTo |
Western concept of gay man
ⓘ
Western concept of transgender woman ⓘ |
| primarilyFoundIn |
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
GENERATED
ⓘ
Juchitán de Zaragoza GENERATED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
distinct gender category
ⓘ
traditional third gender ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Zapotec communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
faʻafafine
ⓘ
hijra ⓘ two-spirit ⓘ |
| sometimesComparedTo |
nonbinary identities
ⓘ
transgender identities ⓘ |
| spelledVariant | muxhe ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
LGBTQ+ studies
ⓘ
anthropological research ⓘ gender studies ⓘ |
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