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Location:  17th & K Street NW (Farragut Square) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) A disheveled, middle-aged man often solicits money from people walking through Farragut Square. He usually says “F– you” to many people going past, but he directs even more anger at women. Multiple times, including today, he asks for money and I say “I’m sorry” and keep […]

Location: 16th and L St NW (Farragut North) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I am on my way home from work, where, ironically, I work with a pro-woman non-profit. I stop at the I decide to grab some food before walking the two blocks to the Metro. This means, I do not walk to the Metro with my coworker. […]

Location: Red Line to Shady Grove near Farragut North Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I am pretty tall, almost 6 feet and I usually stand on Metro especially in rush hour either coming or going. Guys usually try to feel me up, so I decided to always keep a hat pin with me, and I never sit […]

Location: 1130 Connecticut Avenue, NW Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) In the mid-1980’s I was walking along Connecticut Avenue, NW during the lunch hour and was punched in the breast by an (sic) man. I was also hit by bums, and received MANY comments from men about body parts. Given the recent comments from women that they have been grabbed/groped by […]

A few months ago, I was returning from an errand at work when I realized I had left my key card to get back to my office as well as my cell phone on my desk. A short, heavyset man with white hair, glasses and a mustache walked into the lobby after his lunch (I […]