According to a research report on street harassment in Montréal*, street harassment is part of a spectrum of violence that includes so-called “everyday” or downplayed forms of violence and other criminalized behaviours and statements that may have sexist, racist, cissexist, heterosexist, classist, ageist and ableist connotations. It includes any statement, attitude or behaviour that is demanding and unwanted and is perpetrated by strangers in public spaces, such as parks, bus stops, metro networks, bars and museums.
More information on the vocabulary used here** :
- Sexism:
- prejudice or discrimination based on sex or on stereotypes related to gender, typically directed at women
- Racism:
- prejudice or discrimination directed at persons of a specific race or ethnic group
- Cissexism:
- prejudice or discrimination directed at people whose gender identity or expression does not align with their sex assigned at birth
- Heterosexism:
- prejudice or discrimination directed at people whose sexual orientation differs from heterosexuality
- Ableism:
- prejudice or discrimination directed at people with a disability
- Classism:
- prejudice or discrimination based on belonging or not belonging to a certain social class, often based on economic criteria (directed at poorer people, for example)
- Ageism:
- prejudice or discrimination based on age (directed at older or younger people, for example)
Gender identity
- Cisgender person:
- a person whose gender identity aligns with their sex assigned at birth
- Transgender person:
- a person whose gender identity does not align with their sex assigned at birth (a transgender man or a transgender woman, for example)
- Non-binary person:
- a person whose gender identity does not align with a binary understanding of gender such as man or woman.