A group of us were out for Halloween. I was wearing a pink dress. As I was walking, a man knelt down, and ran his hands up my leg and up my dress. I was so stunned that I didn’t kick him in the face. I did chase after him and scream at him. I […]
I just got out of an MMA class, and this dude on 14th and Irving compliments my outfit, and says “You look good in that, but you’d look better out of it” or some stupid thing like that. He muttered it enough that I just ignored him and went to the wine store. When I […]
I’ve seen the following type of street harassment happen dozens of times in Adams Morgan. A few weeks ago, it finally happened to me. The scene: Adams Morgan late night, from 10pm onward. The players: Groups of four or more men loitering, sitting on their cars, and otherwise “hanging out” in the street. Typical activities […]
I was walking to the bus stop and these guys in a car (I think a red Ford Windstar, but did not get the license number) pulled down their window and started yelling gross things. This happened three times in a thirty minute span. I stayed on the phone with a bus operator and then […]
I was carrying two heavy bags to my car about an hour after sunset when a man walked out from between two large trucks. He started towards me saying, “hey sweetheart, how are you doing, hey honey.” I kept walking with my head up, but my heart was pounding since he continued towards me. I […]