I know you can hear me
I was walking to the bus at 9:45pm and a man began yelling at me from across the street to come and talk to him. At first I did not respond because I assumed he was talking to someone else. When he...
View ArticleEntitled “good guy” is the worst.
This weekend, I went out dancing with my friends to our favorite spot. While I was standing with a group of girls, a man walked by me and grabbed me and my friend’s butts, a whole palm squeeze. I...
View ArticleHappy Monday…
I was walking East on Cortland, my usual route to catch the Metra. I typically see lots of runners/bikers in the morning, but it was cold and not a lot of people were out. I heard a bike coming up...
View ArticleVerbal harassment from entire group
My group of friends were walking me home late on a Friday night. We were in a residential area with fewer street lights, and a large SUV pulled up next to us with men screaming at us. They continued to...
View ArticleCreepy CTA driver.
As I was boarding a bus, the driver said, “I like how you stopped the bus, showing a little leg.” I said, “No I don’t understand,” twice while paying my fare. I then moved as far away from the driver...
View Article“How much?”
I was walking home a few years ago around midnight when an SUV full of teenage boys pulled up to me as I was about to cross the street. “How much?” One of them asked. I glared at him and kept walking...
View ArticleIs it so hard to mind your own business?
I had errands to run in town before my orchestra rehearsal, and I didn’t want to leave my instrument in the car, so I slung my violin case over my shoulder and went along my business. I’ve been playing...
View ArticleWhat did you say?!
I was out w/ my bf and his friends when I all the sudden started feeling overwhelmed and tired (it was late and I had a rough week). So I told my bf I’m gonna head back home alone and will text him...
View ArticleSarah’s Story: I was unnerved, really unnerved.
I was downtown and had just enough time to stop at one of my favorite stores to pick up a birthday present for my friend and take a cab to a meeting I had at 2pm. I got hailed a cab on the street and...
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