Season 3 Episode 12: Puki

About this episode

Puki discusses his unique experience with identity, family dynamics, and the impact of economic independence.

Hoy contamos con Puki, un estudiante universitario de Michoacán que estudia antropología y movimientos sociales feministas en la ciudad de Oaxaca. Puki comparte que no tuvo una experiencia típica de "salir del closet", a pesar de ser consciente de estar ocultando su identidad. También habla sobre el impacto de tener un padre violento y la presión que recibió de sus compañeros para que "saliera del closet", ya que creían que su feminidad era "obivo" para todos. Finalmente, Puki comparte cómo la independencia económica le ha permitido vivir su vida libremente y a su manera, incluyendo la experimentación con nuevas formas de vestir. In today’s episode, we have Puki, a university student from Michoacan studying anthropology and feminist social movements in Oaxaca City. Puki shares that he didn’t have a typical “coming-out” story, even though he was aware of being “closeted.” He also discusses the impact of dealing with a violent father and the pressure from fellow classmates to “come-out” because they believed Puki’s femininity was “clearly” evident to everyone. Finally, Puki shares how economic independence has allowed him to live his life freely and on his own terms, including…

People in this episode

Guest: Puki

Topics covered

• coming out
• identity
• feminism
• economic independence
• family dynamics

Keywords

• anthropology
• social movements
• Oaxaca
• Michoacán

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Michoacán, Oaxaca, Michoacan, Oaxaca City

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