With the help of stories shared with Right To Be, this guide explores how street harassment is a way of exerting power over individuals that has lots to do with our identities or the identities assigned to us. Experiences of public harassment are shaped by social inequality, historical context, cultural prejudices, and power dynamics. What is street harassment like for a young Latina girl who has recently immigrated to the US? For a Black trans man? For a fat person? For a nonbinary person who uses a wheelchair? There is never one answer. Looking to personal stories can help us understand street harassment through points of view we cannot always access on our own. It can guide us to empathize with the experiences of others, and can motivate us to step in to support those who are harmed by harassment. 

https://righttobe.org/guides/identity-and-street-harassment/