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I was walking my dog outside of my building one Saturday late morning (around 11 am) when an elderly postal worker (late 60s, early 70s) jumped out of his truck to get the mail from a blue mailbox outside the building next door. He started shouting, so I turned to look and he yelled “GIRL […]

One incident from early this spring has stuck in my head. I was walking down the street carrying a ton of groceries. As I passed a bus stop, a man sitting there called out “Nice tights!”. It seemed harmless and I wasn’t really offended, but as a rule I ignore men who give me “compliments” […]

I was on the bus with a group of girlfriends, heading from a restaurant in Columbia Heights down to a bar on U Street. We were sitting in the back of the bus in the seats that face each other. I was in the seat closest to the back row, so I was actually very […]

Last week I was walking home when a guy walking past me stopped, looked me up and down and said, “You should be called sunshine because you are so damn pretty.” Submitted by anonymous on 8/10/2011 Location: 16th and Columbia NW Time of harassment: Evening Rush Hour (3:30P-7:30P) Do you have a personal experience with gender-based […]

I was jogging in Columbia Heights and passed two men. One of them said “slow down, baby.” Slow down? I’m jogging! Sheesh. I firmly said “that’s inappropriate, please don’t say that” and jogged away. The man had a not so happy retort, but I couldn’t hear over the music from my headphones. Submitted by anonymous […]