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Little is known about the precise extent of harassment, despite an avalanche of anecdotal information and some small-scale surveys. For example, in December, the City Council passed legislation, sponsored by Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr., that upped penalties for repeat flashers, or individuals convicted more than once for public lewdness within a three-year period, from $500 to $1,000, and from 90 days in prison to a year. At the same time, a growing groundswell of anecdotes, opinions and outrage is beginning to reach the attention of government. Holla Back gives New Yorkers a forum for expressing frustration about street and subway harassment of women. Fifteen different Holla Back sites have been established nationwide, with another in South Korea. More than two years later, the site is still thriving, receiving about 1,500 visits a day, according to May. Holla Back was profiled in several local newspapers.
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"All of these women were coming out of the woodwork." TV stations and local media started calling, and May appeared on the Good Morning America, the Today Show and CNN. It didn't take long for the Web site to catch fire. Inspired by Thao Nguyen, whose decision to snap a cellphone picture of a subway rider masturbating led to a high-profile arrest and prosecution, Holla Back gives visitors, mostly women, a forum to post photographs and stories about their experiences being groped, catcalled or otherwise sexually harassed in public. "We thought, 'Wow, this is a cute idea,'" said May.
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When Emily May set up the Web site Holla Back with six friends in October 2005, she didn't expect much response.