Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Swiss Press Text 2019, by Laetitia Wider) - Swiss Press Award
Le Temps
Text
2019
Laetitia Wider
In Mexico, the Isthmus of Tehuantepec could be considered a transgender paradise. In this matriarchal society, those known as muxes live out their sexual identity with apparent acceptance and tolerance. Yet the weight of tradition weighs heavily on the shoulders of these homosexuals, whether transvestites or not, who often find themselves confined to domestic roles.
