Street Harrassment

always2late · 03-15-2012, 09:41 AM

I voted in the poll...but after doing so, I began to think about it and I realized that I read the word "harassment" and interpreted it to mean anti-gay harassment. I am not sure if that was the correct interpretation. If the question is have I ever been harassed because of my sexual orientation...then the answer is no. However, if the poll is covering other forms of harassment...then yes, I have been harassed since I was 11 years old. I developed very early and, at 11, wore the same bra size that I do now. When I think back on it...it was pretty damn disgusting, because I was OBVIOUSLY not an adult, except for one anatomical characteristic, and the attention I received, particularly from older biological men, was downright disturbing!

View Poll Results: Have you experienced street harrassment?
No, and I'm butch	18	7.93%
No and I'm femme	35	15.42%
No and I'm a transman	11	4.85%
No and I'm a transwoman	0	0%
No and my identity is not listed here	7	3.08%
Yes, and I'm butch	55	24.23%
Yes, and I'm femme	78	34.36%
Yes and I'm a transman	13	5.73%
Yes and I'm a transwoman	1	0.44%
Yes and my identity is not listed here	13	5.73%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 227. You may not vote on this poll

03-15-2012, 09:41 AM	#2
always2late Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: m'lady Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 2,000 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,834 Thanked 6,231 Times in 1,462 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	I voted in the poll...but after doing so, I began to think about it and I realized that I read the word "harassment" and interpreted it to mean anti-gay harassment. I am not sure if that was the correct interpretation. If the question is have I ever been harassed because of my sexual orientation...then the answer is no. However, if the poll is covering other forms of harassment...then yes, I have been harassed since I was 11 years old. I developed very early and, at 11, wore the same bra size that I do now. When I think back on it...it was pretty damn disgusting, because I was OBVIOUSLY not an adult, except for one anatomical characteristic, and the attention I received, particularly from older biological men, was downright disturbing! __________________ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there ~ Rumi