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Vela in Juchitan

Juchitan, Mexico: Transvestite beauty queens pose back stage at a "vela," or party, held by the muxe group "Authenic Inrepid Seekers of Dangers" (or Las Intrepidas) in Juchtan, Mexico. Viviana (Gustavo Ramirez Santiago) is one of the ball Princessas). Nov. 22, 2008 (photo: Ann Summa).

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Juchitan, Mexico: Transvestite beauty queens pose back stage at a "vela," or party, held by the muxe group "Authenic Inrepid Seekers of Dangers" (or Las Intrepidas) in Juchtan, Mexico. Viviana (Gustavo Ramirez Santiago) is one of the ball Princessas). Nov. 22, 2008 (photo: Ann Summa).