Location: 17th and Columbia Time: Day Time (9:30am-3:30pm) As I was walking out of the grocery store, a man walking past me leaned over and made a loud kissing noise in my ear, startling me. I turned around and gave him the middle finger. He was laughing at my obvious discomfort and anger, which made me wish […]
Location: H & Massachusetts NW to H & North Capitol St. Time: Day Time (9:30am-3:30pm) I’m wearing a long, flowing skirt today, so when I was on the bike I had the hem gathered up and tucked into my waistband so that it wouldn’t get tangled up in the bike. This also happened to leave my legs […]
Location: Georgia ave & Dennis ave, Maryland, Q4 Bus Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) On a very, very crowded bus a young man about 20 years old leaned up against the seat I was sitting in. He was so far up on my seat with his backside that I tried to push him off. He didn’t budge. […]
Location: 9:30 Club, U Street Corridor Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) My partner experiences street harassment on regular basis no matter the time of the day this evening wasn’t any different. We attended a concert at the 9:30 Club with a group of friends and everything was great until a guy that was pretty intoxicated found his way […]
Location: Union Station (escalator to mezzanine on east side of First St., NW) Time: Day Time (9:30am-3:30pm) It was just like any other Friday morning as I headed to physical therapy on the metro at Union Station. I was immersed in a phone conversation with a good friend as I stood on the escalator heading towards […]