In Mexico, indigenous 'third gender' pushes boundaries In the Mexican Zapotec community of Juchitan, the "muxe" hold a special role: they initiate young men and adolescent boys into the world of sex, but the growing visibility and femininity of this "third gender" is causing a rift in the deeply traditional community. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITESATTN: The town of Juchitan, since filming, was destroyed by an earthquake that struck Mexico on September 7th. AFPTV has confirmed that the people interviewed in this report are well.