Tag Archives: street harassment
Overheard in the men’s room
Tweet“So, I was just in the men’s room, and I overheard a conversation that made me think of you.” When you’re a feminist blogger, a lot of conversations with your friends begin this way. In this case, my friend Charles was right: the conversation he had overheard did interest me. We were at a wedding [...]
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Aghan women fight for safe streets
TweetAbout two dozen young women took to the streets yesterday in Kabul Afghanistan to protest street harassment. Their demands were similar to those fighting against street harassment worldwide–that women should be able to feel safe anywhere they go and that women shouldn’t have to be afraid just walking down the street. They believe, rightfully, that street harassment [...]
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I’ve Got Your Back: Fighting the “Bystander Effect”
Tweet This is a guest post by Hollaback! Executive Director Emily May. Pic above of Emily with bad-ass train Hollaback!er Nicola Briggs For six years now, I’ve read every single story submitted to Hollaback!. They have inspired me, made me cry, and made me rage. But the ones that frustrate me the most are the [...]
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On violence, hate and gender non-conformity
Tweet*Trigger warning* The first time I was the target of anti-transgender violence I didn’t know I was transgender. I heard the three guys coming up behind me, talking, even laughing a little. I know they chose me specifically to jump, and I know it was about how I was perceived. My clothes, the way I [...]
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