#two spirit art

My painting Xochihua or Owner of Flowers is part of a series that explores queer identities in Mesoamerica.

Sources are scarce and contradictory, and little information can be obtained about sex and gender diversity in ancient times. However, there are few cases of what we would call today “queer” identities were registered in colonial manuscripts.

A xochihua or owner of flowers is similar to a modern queer man and this word usually describes gay men.

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The use of the word “queer” is not completely accurate to talk about the sexual preferences and gender identities of Mesoamerica. However, it is important to remember that a lot of what today we call “queer” was present in the societies of the past