< Translator’s note: The original formatting of the stories has been preserved. The translations aim to remain as close as possible to each author's original wording and expression.

 

I have several stories from different periods of my life.

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1. Age 13.

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At that time, my breasts were already developing. I was walking down the street; my mom was coming home from work, she called out to me, and I ran across the courtyard to her. A stranger was standing next to her, staring at me, and then he said, “Wow, look at those tits.”

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2. Age 15.

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We were walking with a classmate through the courtyards. Men in a car started catcalling us and asking us to go for a ride with them. After we refused, they started calling us “whores.”

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3. Age 20.

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I was working at a store. A man came in that morning and started masturbating while looking at me as I poured beer. Fortunately, he left after paying.

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Asya; story shared in 2023 as part of the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” campaign