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# Mexican football team promoting greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/mexican-football-team-promoting-greater-lgbtq-inclusion-in-sport/
- Published: 2020-10-29T08:30:54.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-28T11:26:54.000Z
- Description: Muxes, a football team in Mexico City, has risen to prominence for promoting greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in South America’s most popular sport.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Queer Corner, Sport, Football, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Sports, Mexico, South America

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**Muxes**, a football team in **Mexico City**, has risen to prominence for promoting greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in South America’s most popular sport. According to **[Reuters](https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-lgbt-soccer/in-conservative-mexico-muxes-soccer-team-tackles-outdated-lgbt-stereotypes-idUKKBN27B2R2?ref=scenemag.co.uk)**, the name Muxes comes from communities of indigenous trans women who have resided in the country for centuries and the team hopes to offer a safe space for LGBTQ+ people in the conservative country. Although not all players are LGBTQ+, Muxes has a strict anti-discrimination policy and has now become so popular as to be sponsored by international brand **Nike**.

Muxes was founded in 2018 by **Daniel Vidal** and **Geremia Oleta**, who are hoping to create an LGBTQ+ inclusive team for female identifying players. Vidal told **[News Rnd](https://newsrnd.com/life/2020-10-19-club-muxes--a-soccer-team-with-an-lgbt-identity-that-plays-against-homophobia-in-mexico.rJX2BHjvv.html?ref=scenemag.co.uk)** the team name *“is a tribute to the community that is fighting for an identity, like us.”* They added: *“It is very difficult to enter this environment \[football leagues\] being homosexual,”* hence why Muxes was created.

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25-year-old player Humberto Ramirez highlighted the benefits of LGBTQ+ inclusive teams, saying: *“Playing on an LGBT team is different. No one discriminates against you.”* Although Mexico has legal [protections](https://www.equaldex.com/region/mexico?ref=scenemag.co.uk) against discrimination in place, sports teams have a reputation to be unwelcoming of LGBTQ+ players, which is what Muxes aims to change.