Office for Equity and Accessibility: Discriminatory Harassment

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Examples of possible discriminatory harassment include:

• Mistreating someone due to their race, religion, or sexual orientation
• Making fun of a person’s disability
• Telling unwelcome jokes about someone’s identity such as race or national origin
• Putting down people who are older, who are pregnant, or who come from other countries
• Urging religious beliefs on someone who finds it unwelcome

Examples of possible sexual harassment, if unwelcome, repeated, or severe include:

• Flirting
• Unwanted touching
• Sexually suggestive messages, letters, posters, or pictures
• Comments about a person’s clothing, his or her body, or personal appearance
• Sexual advances or propositions
• Repeated requests for dates
• Pressure for sexual activity

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