muxe

alt=Photo: Miho Hagino|thumb|Felina Santiago, Muxe activist, President of the Muxe Group Las Auténticas Intrépidas Buscadoras del Peligro Photo: Miho Hagino thumb|Lukas Avendaño, a Zapotec peoples|Zapotec muxe [[performance artist.]]

thumb|Muxes wave phones as flashlights in the dark at a muxe vela, a festival celebrates the sexual and gender diversity of Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico. In Juchitán de Zaragoza, a Zapotec culture of Oaxaca (southeastern Mexico), a muxe (also spelled muxhe; ) is a person assigned male at birth who adopts aspects of feminine gender roles, including dress, behavior, and social standing. The extent to which muxes present with feminine or masculine gender identities depends on location, social reception, and individual preference, among other factors. They are commonly defined as a third gender which is neither male or female. Muxe identity not only involves gender identity and presentation, but also a preservation of Zapotec culture and customs.