At a party last night, a man tried to kiss a girl, started chasing her after she rebuffed him. Everyone in the room intervened, kept him away from her on the dance floor until he gave up and left. Encouraged to see so many bystanders stepping in to help! [got_back]
Two men whistled and jeered at a bank teller and commented on her body. I turned to look at them and one of them came very close to me and asked me, “What are you going to do about it?” I stared at him until he walked away. The other man apologized. [got_back]
My sister and I were riding a motorcycle (this happened in the morning, she drove, I was behind her back) and we had to stop when the traffic light turned red. To my surprise, a pick-up car stopped next to us. There were two passengers (I guess) in their late 20s and one driver (I … Continued
I was walking home when I lived in New York and saw a woman walking by who I assumed is a neighbor. I was minding my own business and I saw a guy staring at the woman, I heard him making kissing noises and making derogatory remarks. I wish I did more, but I couldn’t … Continued
About three days ago I was walking late at night, I saw this lady being mistreated and humiliated in public. Her “boyfriend” was screaming at her because she forgot something at home, just when this guy was about to hit her I get between them and stop the blow, I hate when stupid guys believe they … Continued
In the seven years that I’ve lived in New York, this is one of the worst street encounters I’ve had to-date. Around 1:15 pm this afternoon, I was walking home after a hair appointment to get ready for a job interview. I came out of the subway station at 125th and decided to take a … Continued
I was hanging out outside a taco truck late one night. There were three of us, 2 cis-males and 1 cis-woman. Random guy approached our female friend and hollered at her with a “you’re lookin’ beautiful tonight.” My other male friend responded to him with a “you’re lookin beautiful too.” It was a small thing, … Continued
I’m not sure that I feel 100% comfortable sharing this experience on the internet, but the more I have thought about it the more I think it is important for someone else to hear. Recently, I spent the day in San Francisco with my mom. We discussed our outfit choice before we came (because, girls), … Continued
I was on the metro on my way home this evening and a man sat next to me and began to loudly talk about how nice my legs looked. I told him to stop and he wouldn’t and I couldn’t get out of the seat. He continued to encroach on my space so I turned … Continued