An indigenous Zapotec woman folds a ballot after marking her vote at a polling station during the mid-term elections in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

An indigenous Zapotec woman counts ballots at a polling station during the mid-term elections in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

An indigenous Zapotec woman assembles a box at a polling station during the mid-term elections in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

Indigenous Zapotec women assemble a table at a polling station during the mid-term elections in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

An indigenous Zapotec man casts his vote at a polling station during the mid-term elections in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

Indigenous Zapotec people queue to cast their vote at a polling station during the mid-term elections in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

An indigenous Zapotec woman marks her ballot at a polling station during the mid-term elections in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

Indigenous Zapotec women assemble a screen at a polling station during the mid-term elections in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

An indigenous Zapotec woman casts her vote at a polling station during the mid-term elections in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

An indigenous Zapotec woman casts her vote at a polling station during the mid-term elections in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

Maria Nieves, an indigenous Zapotec woman, grinds corn at her home ahead of the mid-term elections on June 6, in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Maria Nieves, an indigenous Zapotec woman, covers corn dough at her home ahead of the mid-term elections on June 6, in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

Indigenous Zapotec women, who are selected as polling station officers by the National Electoral Institute (INE), check voting materials from the authorities for distribution ahead of the mid-term elections on June 6, in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

Indigenous Zapotec women, who are selected as polling station officers by the National Electoral Institute (INE), observe a polling station identifier as authorities continue the distribution of voting materials ahead of the mid-term elections on June 6, in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

Indigenous Zapotec women, who are selected as polling station officers by the National Electoral Institute (INE), unfold sample ballots to guide voters as authorities continue the distribution of voting materials ahead of the mid-term elections on June 6, in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

An indigenous Zapotec woman, who is selected as a polling station officer by the National Electoral Institute (INE), checks a bag with indelible ink as authorities continue the distribution of voting materials ahead of the mid-term elections on June 6, in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

Indigenous Zapotec women, who are selected as polling station officers by the National Electoral Institute (INE), count ballots as authorities continue the distribution of voting materials ahead of the mid-term elections on June 6, in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

Indigenous Zapotec women, who are selected as polling station officers by the National Electoral Institute (INE), count ballots as authorities continue the distribution of voting materials ahead of the mid-term elections on June 6, in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

Indigenous Zapotec women, who are selected as polling station officers by the National Electoral Institute (INE), count ballots as authorities continue the distribution of voting materials ahead of the mid-term elections on June 6, in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

Alicia Gomez, a Zapotec indigenous woman who is selected as president of a polling station by the National Electoral Institute (INE), shows women a box containing voting materials from the authorities for distribution ahead of the mid-term elections on June 6, in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

An indigenous Zapotec woman, who is selected as a polling station officer by the National Electoral Institute (INE), counts ballots as authorities continue the distribution of voting materials ahead of the mid-term elections on June 6, in the rural village of San Bartolome Quialana, in Oaxaca state, Mexico May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata 

Radio host Jose Abel Bautista, whose programs are spoken in Zapotec language, tells information on how how to hand-washing and social distancing to avoid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to non-Spanish-speakers, at a local radio station in Teotitlan del Valle, in Oaxaca state, Mexico March 31, 2020. Picture taken March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose de Jesus Cortes 

Zapotec woman Juana Lazaro, a non-Spanish-speaker, washes her hands after learning how to hand-washing and social distancing to avoid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from a local radio program, at her house in Teotitlan del Valle, in Oaxaca state, Mexico March 31, 2020. Picture taken March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose de Jesus Cortes 

Zapotec woman Juana Lazaro, a non-Spanish-speaker, washes her hands after learning about hand-washing and social distancing to avoid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from a local radio program, at her house in Teotitlan del Valle, in Oaxaca state, Mexico March 31, 2020. Picture taken March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose de Jesus Cortes TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Estrella Vasquez, a muxe woman who features on the cover of Vogue magazine, is greeted by women in Juchitan, in Oaxaca state, Mexico November 19, 2019. Muxes are a third gender population traditional to Zapotec indigenous culture in southern Mexico. Picture taken November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Jose de Jesus Cortes 

Estrella Vasquez, a muxe woman who features on the cover of Vogue magazine, paints a Huipil, a traditional garment used on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, at her house in Juchitan, in Oaxaca state, Mexico November 19, 2019. Muxes are a third gender population traditional to Zapotec indigenous culture in southern Mexico. Picture taken November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Jose de Jesus Cortes 

Estrella Vasquez, a muxe woman who features on the cover of Vogue magazine, poses for a photo with her mother Maria de Jesus Guerra at their house in Juchitan, in Oaxaca state, Mexico November 19, 2019. Muxes are a third gender population traditional to Zapotec indigenous culture in southern Mexico. Picture taken November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Jose de Jesus Cortes 

Estrella Vasquez, a muxe woman who features on the cover of Vogue magazine, poses for a photo while painting a Huipil, a traditional garment used on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, at her house in Juchitan, in Oaxaca state, Mexico November 19, 2019. Muxes are a third gender population traditional to Zapotec indigenous culture in southern Mexico. Picture taken November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Jose de Jesus Cortes 

Estrella Vasquez, a muxe woman who features on the cover of Vogue magazine, paints a Huipil, a traditional garment used on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, at her house in Juchitan, in Oaxaca state, Mexico November 19, 2019. Muxes are a third gender population traditional to Zapotec indigenous culture in southern Mexico. Picture taken November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Jose de Jesus Cortes 

Estrella Vasquez, a muxe woman who features on the cover of Vogue magazine, is greeted by women in Juchitan, in Oaxaca state, Mexico November 19, 2019. Muxes are a third gender population traditional to Zapotec indigenous culture in southern Mexico. Picture taken November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Jose de Jesus Cortes 

Peregrina, 26, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, walks on the debris of her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Ximena, 26, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, walks on her belongings inside her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Peregrina, 26, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, walks on the debris of her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Ximena, 26 and Peregrina, 26, indigenous Zapotec transgender women also knows as Muxe, walks on a street after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Peregrina, 26, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, poses for a photo outside of her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Natashia, 19, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, accommodates a mosquito net inside her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Ximena, 26, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, holds her belongings inside her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Felina, 50, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, says goodbye to her dog inside her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Natashia, 19, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, speaks with her relatives outside her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Ximena, 26, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, pose for a photo next her mother inside her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Ximena, 26, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, holds her muddy shoes as she poses for a photo inside her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Felina, 50, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, poses for a photo inside her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Felina, 50, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, walks on the crockery inside her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Ximena, 26, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, walks in front of a house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Ximena, 26 and Peregrina, 26, indigenous Zapotec transgender women also knows as Muxe, walks on a street after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Natashia, 19, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, moves a refrigerator inside her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Felina, 50, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, holds her belongings inside her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Ximena, 26, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, poses for a photo inside her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Ximena, 26 and Peregrina, 26, indigenous Zapotec transgender women also knows as Muxe, rest on a street after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Natashia, 19, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, moves a furniture inside her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Felina, 50, an indigenous Zapotec transgender woman also know as Muxe, speaks with her neighbors outside her house destroyed after an earthquake that struck on the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Juchitan, Mexico, September 10, 2017. Picture taken, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Mimosa, a "Muxe", wears a traditional Zapotec woman's costume as he applies makeup in a female toilet during a traditional Zapotec "Vela Muxe" party in Mexico City July 5, 2014. In Zapotec culture, a "muxe" is man who dresses and behaves in ways otherwise associated with women. Anthropologists say the tradition of blurring genders among Mexico's indigenous population is centuries old but has been revived in recent decades due to the gay pride movement. The "muxes", mostly of ethnic Zapotec ancestry, are widely respected in the southern state of Oaxaca. Picture taken July 5, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Java Saucedo, a "muxe", models his traditional Zapotec woman's costume, during a traditional Zapotec "Vela Muxe" party in Mexico City July 5, 2014. In Zapotec culture, a "muxe" is man who dresses and behaves in ways otherwise associated with women. Anthropologists say the tradition of blurring genders among Mexico's indigenous population is centuries old but has been revived in recent decades due to the gay pride movement. The "muxes", mostly of ethnic Zapotec ancestry, are widely respected in the southern state of Oaxaca. Picture taken July 5, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY) 

A "muxe", wearing a traditional Zapotec woman's costume, dances during a traditional Zapotec "Vela Muxe" party in Mexico City July 5, 2014. In Zapotec culture, a "muxe" is man who dresses and behaves in ways otherwise associated with women. Anthropologists say the tradition of blurring genders among Mexico's indigenous population is centuries old but has been revived in recent decades due to the gay pride movement. The "muxes", mostly of ethnic Zapotec ancestry, are widely respected in the southern state of Oaxaca. Picture taken July 5, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Pilar Sanchez, a "muxe", wears a traditional Zapotec woman's costume as he serves food during a traditional Zapotec "Vela Muxe" party in Mexico City July 5, 2014. In Zapotec culture, a "muxe" is man who dresses and behaves in ways otherwise associated with women. Anthropologists say the tradition of blurring genders among Mexico's indigenous population is centuries old but has been revived in recent decades due to the gay pride movement. The "muxes", mostly of ethnic Zapotec ancestry, are widely respected in the southern state of Oaxaca. Picture taken July 5, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY) 

"Muxes", wearing traditional Zapotec women's costumes, dance with other men during a traditional Zapotec "Vela Muxe" party in Mexico City July 5, 2014. In Zapotec culture, a "muxe" is man who dresses and behaves in ways otherwise associated with women. Anthropologists say the tradition of blurring genders among Mexico's indigenous population is centuries old but has been revived in recent decades due to the gay pride movement. The "muxes", mostly of ethnic Zapotec ancestry, are widely respected in the southern state of Oaxaca. Picture taken July 5, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY) 

A "muxe", wearing a traditional Zapotec woman's costume, stands next to a man during a traditional Zapotec "Vela Muxe" party in Mexico City July 5, 2014. In Zapotec culture, a "muxe" is man who dresses and behaves in ways otherwise associated with women. Anthropologists say the tradition of blurring genders among Mexico's indigenous population is centuries old but has been revived in recent decades due to the gay pride movement. The "muxes", mostly of ethnic Zapotec ancestry, are widely respected in the southern state of Oaxaca. Picture taken July 5, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY) 

"Muxes", wearing traditional Zapotec women's costumes, attend a traditional Zapotec "Vela Muxe" party in Mexico City July 5, 2014. In Zapotec culture, a "muxe" is man who dresses and behaves in ways otherwise associated with women. Anthropologists say the tradition of blurring genders among Mexico's indigenous population is centuries old but has been revived in recent decades due to the gay pride movement. The "muxes", mostly of ethnic Zapotec ancestry, are widely respected in the southern state of Oaxaca. Picture taken July 5, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY) 

A "muxe", wearing a traditional Zapotec woman's costume, looks on during a traditional Zapotec "Vela Muxe" party in Mexico City July 5, 2014. In Zapotec culture, a "muxe" is man who dresses and behaves in ways otherwise associated with women. Anthropologists say the tradition of blurring genders among Mexico's indigenous population is centuries old but has been revived in recent decades due to the gay pride movement. The "muxes", mostly of ethnic Zapotec ancestry, are widely respected in the southern state of Oaxaca. Picture taken July 5, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY) 

A "muxe", wearing a traditional Zapotec woman's costume, sits during a traditional Zapotec "Vela Muxe" party in Mexico City July 5, 2014. In Zapotec culture, a "muxe" is man who dresses and behaves in ways otherwise associated with women. Anthropologists say the tradition of blurring genders among Mexico's indigenous population is centuries old but has been revived in recent decades due to the gay pride movement. The "muxes", mostly of ethnic Zapotec ancestry, are widely respected in the southern state of Oaxaca. Picture taken July 5, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY)