The red carpet has always been a predictable playground for crystals, tulle, and heavy sequins. But if you’ve been paying ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Xaneri Merino wasn’t meant to follow in her grandmother’s footsteps. Merino was expected to tend cattle or work in the fields. Yet her grandmother defied those rigid gender norms, ...

Xaneri Merino, a transgender woman and artisan from southern Mexico, was once punished for weaving in her Indigenous community, where men are largely barred from weaving.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. MEXICO CITY — Xaneri Merino wasn’t meant to follow in her grandmother’s footsteps. Now a transgender woman, she ...

Xaneri Merino, a transgender woman from an Indigenous community in Mexico, defies traditional gender roles by embracing weaving, taught by her grandmother. The art of weaving, which faces cultural ...

Xaneri Merino, a transgender artisan from Mexico, uses her weaving skills to challenge gender norms and empower the LGBTQ+ community, highlighting her cultural heritage.

Xaneri Merino, a transgender artisan from Mexico, uses traditional weaving as a form of LGBTQ+ resistance, teaching others while honoring her cultural heritage.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Xaneri Merino wasn’t meant to follow in her grandmother’s footsteps. Now a transgender woman, she was identified at birth as a boy in San Pedro Jicayán, an Indigenous community in ...