▁with ▁a ▁hy brid ▁culture , ▁had ▁differ ing ▁views ▁on ▁hom osex ual ▁sod omy . ▁The ▁May a ▁Ch il am ▁Bal am ▁books , ▁for ▁example , ▁regularly ▁contained ▁sexual ▁ins ult s ▁directed ▁toward ▁the ▁It zá . ▁According ▁to ▁myth ology ▁contained ▁in ▁the ▁book , ▁sod om ites ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁May a ▁society ▁by ▁producing ▁il leg it imate ▁children ▁through ▁their ▁an uses ▁who ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁run ▁society . ▁ ▁The ▁Z ap ot ec s ▁of ▁the ▁Ist hm us ▁of ▁Te hu ante pec ▁in ▁sout he astern ▁Mexico ▁did ▁not ▁develop ▁a ▁culture ▁of ▁con quest , ▁which ▁may ▁explain ▁their ▁relax ed ▁attitude ▁toward ▁mascul inity . ▁The ▁Z ap ot ec s ▁developed ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁a ▁third ▁gender , ▁which ▁they ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁m ux e , ▁as ▁an ▁intermediate ▁between ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁who ▁played ▁both ▁gender ▁roles ▁in ▁every day ▁life . ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁note ▁that ▁“ two - sp irit ” ▁( and ▁similar ▁native ▁terms ) ▁refer ▁to ▁gender , ▁not ▁sexual ▁orientation . ▁“ Two - sp irit ” ▁individuals ▁may ▁be ▁heter osex ual , ▁bis ex ual , ▁or ▁hom osex ual . ▁To ▁date , ▁m ux es ▁still ▁exist ▁among ▁Z ap ot ec ▁people ▁and ▁play ▁a ▁cru cial ▁role ▁within ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Valley ▁of ▁Mexico , ▁the ▁Az te cs ▁lived ▁in ▁urban ▁cent ers