Teen Gothic

So I (20f) live in one of the biggest cities in Iowa (which isn't even that big becauseits Iowa). I have a few "alt" friends and I take with me most of the time when I go out because theres power in numbers. (Any "alt" person in iowa plz hmu let's be friends) I went to see Sonic 2 just recently and I brought one "basic" looking friend with me because I really hate going anywhere looking interesting in Iowa. Anyway just going into the theater some guy approached me and told me I'm so hot and my fishnets makes him want to pass me around and f*ck me. I felt so uncomfortable I literally went and hid in the bathroom because I was worried he would follow me into the theater or wait for me if he knew which auditorium I was in. Thankfully nothing happened.

After the movie I went to Perkins and a group of like 15 teenage boys came in and sat near my table. I over heard a lot of what they were saying and it was very mean/suggestive. They kept moving so they could take pictures of me and saying they had to go to the bathroom so they could walk by me and "get a better view." Yelled nasty things to me on my way out.

I've looked like this forever so I'm pretty used to being stared at, called funny things, parents hiding their kids, etc. I almost never left the house for anything but work for like 2 years for quarantine. I'm going out a little bit more lately and it feels like the way people react has gotten worse since returning and I dont even know what to do at this point because this is a regular occurrence now and its affecting me.