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Muxe (transvestite) of Juchitan, Mexico

Juchitan, Mexico: German is a muxe, or transvestite, in the Oaxacan town of Juchitan. She is also a seamstress; here she works on a ballgown. Muxes are very common, and accepted, in this Southern Oaxacan region, which claims to not discriminate against gays. The matriarchal society is still driven by women but in flux in the machismo culture of Mexico. , July 6, 2008. (photo: Ann Summa).

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Juchitan, Mexico: German is a muxe, or transvestite, in the Oaxacan town of Juchitan. She is also a seamstress; here she works on a ballgown. Muxes are very common, and accepted, in this Southern Oaxacan region, which claims to not discriminate against gays. The matriarchal society is still driven by women but in flux in the machismo culture of Mexico. , July 6, 2008. (photo: Ann Summa).
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