I was on my way to school, and some guys rolled down their window and shouted something out to me. They hooted as well, and then sped away. Bear in mind, I am a 14-year-old girl, who was in school uniform. I felt utterly degraded and helpless, and it made me feel like I was somehow to blame as there was nothing I could do.

– Anonymous

Location: On the street, outside my local train station.

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There’s a wholesale store of electric goods near my apartment. I pass by the store everyday on my way to school. There’s no any other option from my apartment to a subway station. Over the past few months, some workers from the store have been harassing me (and one of my female roommate) saying things such as “Hi beautiful/ hey you look gorgeous today.”

Usually, I ignore men like them who try to talk with me as then the men give up. However, the workers from the store are so determined. They have escalated the harassment to saying things such as “Look at her ass or f**king Chinese don’t speak English.”

Even though I wasn’t raped, I felt that way and was so mad cause they humiliated me just because of my appearance.

I think the law about street harassment should be defined more and more strict against the people who harass. I tried to find a law to punish them but there’s no such a thing yet.

– NMH

Location: New York City, NY

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