<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:identifier>doi:10.7916/b03g-wd51</dc:identifier><dc:title>Oral history interview with Yohanca, 2007</dc:title><dc:creator>Yohanca, 1961-</dc:creator><dc:format>oral histories</dc:format><dc:type>mixed material</dc:type><dc:subject>Cuba Social conditions 1990-</dc:subject><dc:subject>Cuba Economic conditions 1990-</dc:subject><dc:subject>Cuba Politics and government 1990-</dc:subject><dc:subject>Yohanca, 1961-</dc:subject><dc:description>Yohanca begins the interview by describing the desire she had as a child to have genital reconstruction and identify as male. Yohanca comments on the insults she was called as a child. She then recalls the moment she told her family that she was a lesbian and the support she received from them. Yohanca recalls her studies and her first jobs. Yohanca reflects on the social changes in favor of homosexuals that took place in Cuba. She recalls the Mariel Exodus, the Special Period, and the humiliation of those who emigrated from the country. Yohanca compares life in Santiago with life in Havana. Finally, she reflects on the taboo surrounding virginity and the lack of access to sex education

Yohanca comienza la entrevista describiendo el deseo que tenía cuando era niña de realizarse una reconstrucción genital e identificarse como varón. Yohanca comenta los insultos que le decían cuando era niña. Luego, recuerda el momento en el que le dijo a su familia que era lesbiana y el apoyo que recibió por parte de ellos. Yohanca recuerda sus estudios y sus primeros trabajos. Yohanca reflexiona sobre los cambios sociales en favor de los homosexuales que se dieron en Cuba. Ella recuerda el Éxodo de Mariel, el Período Especial y la humillación a quienes emigraban del país. Yohanca compara la vida en Santiago con la vida en La Habana. Por último, reflexiona sobre el tabú en torno a la virginidad y la falta de acceso a la educación sexual</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>