Speak Up!

Ella 
     I’m sixteen years old.  When school ended for the Summer, I came home and realized I needed gas for my car. 
     After I’d filled up my tank at a local gas station, I got back in my car and was about to pull out when a man pulled in to the slot next to me. [...]

Brittany, Kansas
     I am 13 yrs old and my neighbor has been harassing me for about 3 months, and  I am not sure if it is over yet.
     When school ended for the Summer, my neighbor, his friend, and little brother, started grabbing me. Then they would yell “nice butt, turn around so i can see the figure” and stuff like [...]

 Nickii, New York   
     I’m an educator. What really disturbs me is my employers didn’t believe one woman when she filed a complaint against the man who later harassed me.  Then after she left, I was assigned to work with the harasser. My employer put me in a  terrible position, I feel.
     It only took him 1 [...]

Laura 
     I was sexually harassed by a man, my boss, whose license plate read The Big Dog. His wife was the HR Manager. He was my husband’s boss as well. Sounds pretty incestuous I know and there was certainly a conflict of interest. This is probably why I didn’t report it for months. I just [...]

Sara  
     In high school, a pastor’s son became obsessed with having me all to himself and made sexual advances at me, which I rejected.
     He became angry and vowed “if I can’t have her, nobody will.”  His sister even helped trash my reputation by telling him and the entire school that I was a “sex [...]

Just A Little Concerned    
     I work the front desk of a full service salon in a busy  area, and are located next door to a bar.
     A few weeks ago I noticed two older men walking by the salon. When the men saw me they began waving and winking at me. At first I thought they were [...]

Scared Grace, Texas
     After over a year in an abusive relationship, I left for good. Never to return.  I moved in with a girlfriend who had a spare room, and tried to move on with my life.   
     One night, I came home late from a night out.  I walked into my bedroom, turned on the light and found my [...]

Anonymous
     I am a department head at a local government.  I started working several years ago and was promoted to various positions with my most recent “promotion.” 
     Over the last 1.5 years, my manager has made many offensive comments, such as describing the lingerie purchased for a honeymoon, or “you’re hot today.”  He will also stare [...]