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Location: 13th & Irving NW DC (Columbia Heights) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I was walking home from the Metro along Irving St. I saw a man up ahead stop his bicycle and pull at his jeans. I thought he was just adjusting himself to be more comfortable on his bike. As he was biking past me I saw […]

Location: Columbia Heights/Petworth Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) What I wouldn’t give to walk around my neighborhood in peace. But alas, here’s a look at my week: Sunday, Oct 6 walking alone on Spring Rd between 13th & 11th Sts around 8 pm A man on the opposite side of the street walking the opposite direction yells […]

Location: 14th & Harvard St NW (Columbia Heights) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I want to preface this entry by explaining two things: firstly, I am a straight male and have experienced street harassment…possibly one time in my entire life; secondly, I am not writing about one incident, but many experiences that I am privy to secondarily because I […]

Location: 14th & Irving St NW (Columbia Heights) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) Sometimes I get asked why I seem to “hate men.” Let me clarify: I do not hate men as a gender, only the ones who cannot seem to grasp the fact that just because I have a pair of boobs does not mean I want to […]

Location: 16th and Irving St NW, near the Columbia Heights metro Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) Coming home from a Monday night dance class around 11pm, I was walking towards Mt Pleasant from the Col Heights metro when I noticed a few guys catcalling every woman they walked passed. Just leering and creepily yelling “Hey gorgeous!” and when they finally […]