street harassment

Sometimes we don't care if our appearance is acceptable to you. Sometimes we just want to be left alone. And that does not make us "bitchy." [...continue...]

Let me reiterate. He knew it was creepy and he still felt ok harassing me, in broad daylight, in full view of dozens of people, for no reason and with no expectation of any significant payoff. Just because he could. [...continue...]

This morning, on my way to work, I noted near the end of my subway ride that some days one can leave the house, freshly showered and coffeed, feeling pretty damn good about the day ahead, but by the time one is midway through the commute, find that all that optimism, energy, and compassion toward [...continue...]

I’m so upset right now. I marched straight home and fired up my laptop and now I’m sitting in front of it and I don’t know where to start. This is despicable. I just got back to my apartment after taking the subway home, like I always do. As I walked down a busy street away from [...continue...]