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Trannies Party 'Till Dawn in Mexican Town

Festival recognizes cross-dressing 'muxes,' crowns a queen

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(Newser) – Indigenous gays and transvestites partied into the wee hours last night in a southern Mexican town, Reuters reports. The annual bash for so-called "muxes" ended today with a parade that crowned a trannie queen and celebrated the harvest, as it has done for decades. But only recently has gay pride inspired them to publicly cross-dress in this macho society.

“There have always been muxes, but before they would wear just a dress shirt with a feminine touch, like gold buttons,” one local said. “The transvestites are the new generation.” People in the area considered muxes spiritually empowered until the Catholic Church clamped down centuries ago. "They came in and rapidly suppressed all these practices, which doesn't mean they went away," one expert said. "It means they went underground."

Two transvestites pose during the Gay Pride Parade in Mexico City, Saturday, June 28, 2008.
Two transvestites pose during the Gay Pride Parade in Mexico City, Saturday, June 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Jorge Ledesma and Oscar Ramos, both immigrants from Mexico, prepare for a a drag queen show backstage at Shooters Bar in San Diego, California May 7, 2006.
Jorge Ledesma and Oscar Ramos, both immigrants from Mexico, prepare for a a drag queen show backstage at Shooters Bar in San Diego, California May 7, 2006.   (Getty Images)
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When I get all dressed up like this, my father always say, 'Oh Pedro! You look just like your mother when she was young.'
- Pedro Martinez, 28, as he readied for the weekend festival of the muxes

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saridout
Nov 23, 08 7:10 PM CST
"Trannie" is a disparaging label that is comparable to calling a black person a n****r. Please change the headline of this article immediately, especially as it's not a word once mentioned in the article itself. Reply
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Shannonals
Nov 23, 08 10:04 PM CST
Okay, first off comparing the "N" word to the abbreviated word for a transexual is not the same
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frilli
Nov 23, 08 7:34 PM CST
OMG...you did not use that word...disgusting. I agree with above - change the headline NOW!!! Reply
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petepenguin
Nov 23, 08 9:00 PM CST
But aren't you happy Sweden has crossed it off their official disease list? Reply
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