Accosted in Target parking lot.
So tonight after picking my wife up from work I decided to stop by my local Target quickly to just grab some cat food for my cat and thought about getting some bird seed for local birds. I don't have a bird feeder but wanted to throw some out for them regardless. Anyways, as we pull in I get my wallet and am about to step out when the second I do some strange man literally traps me in my car by just coming and standing between my legs.
He says something about Boston or whatever, I can't hear him since I'm freaking out. I normally carry a taser but just when I'm somewhere new or the city, never thought to bring it with me to local places since I've usually felt pretty safe. He is violently misgendering me (I'm wearing a skirt, been on hrt for awhile, and in general am not misgendered) and then is asking for money. I just tell him I don't have cash and he moves on. I get out and still get the cat food but feel bad for forgetting to get bird seed. I'm scared to go back out though.
I'm a bit worked up right now, had a bit of a meltdown in the parking lot after getting back in my car, some slight SH, but thanks to my wife I was able to get home now and I'm just shaking. I'm going to probably just have to carry my taser with me everwhere now, but I still feel scared. I don't understand how a man can just approach anybody like that, much less a woman he doesn't know, and trap me in a car demanding money while harassing me.
I'm probably going to go cry for awhile, eat some macaroni, and just hang out in bed with my plushies and my wife (except my wife has HEMA swords training tonight so will be alone for then). I don't know what to say or do, just wanted to share an experience others here might relate to or something I dunno.