Tag: cat calls
21% of Men In Costa Rica Say They Have Been Victims of Unwanted Touch In Public
Q COSTA RICA NEWS - It's not only women who are victims of sexual harassment in public (acoso sexual callejero in Spanish). Twenty-one percent of men in Costa Rica claim to have been victims of unwanted touching in public.
This is revealed in the Second...
Proposal To Ban “Piropos” Failed To Obtain Legislative Support
QCOSTARICA - A proposed law to ban "piropos" (cat calls) has failed to obtain legislative support.
Although some women don't mind comment directed their way, others do, in particular when the comments are vulgar and indecent, causing discomfort and indignation.
The controversy over the possible sanctioning...