In Juchitán, Mexico, muxes – children identified as male at birth, but who choose at a young age to be raised as female – are embraced as part of the community.
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Being muxe is often confused with being transgender, but it is an identity specific to the Oaxaca region and the indigenous Zapoteca culture. Having a muxe person in the family has come to be seen as good luck and even a blessing. But life outside Juchitán is not always easy. 

For the documentary Muxes, the director Shaul Schwarz reconnects with the characters and culture he photographed extensively from 2002-06 

Key credits
Director: Shaul Schwarz 
Cinematography: Shaul Schwarz, Kike Arnal, Luke Boelitz 
Editors: Armando Croda and Noah Payne-Frank 
Online editor: Ken Macfarlane
Production: Reel Peak Films 
Executive producers for the Guardian: Charlie Phillips and Lindsay Poulton 
Commissioned by the Guardian and The Filmmaker Fund 

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