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Location: Mt. Olivet Rd. NE & Trinidad Ave. NE, Washington, DC Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was getting ready to jog home from the corner store. As I left the store, a man opened the door for me so I thanked him for the kind gesture. It had just started to rain so I started my […]

Location: Florida and 7th NE (Noma/Galludet) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I was walking down the street with a friend having a delightful and animated conversation when an older man yells from across the street yells, “Hey you with the twists.” My friend and I ignore him, and he continues to yell “Hey” trying to get my attention. When he […]

Location: New York Avenue and 3rd St NW (Mt. Vernon/NoMa) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking toward the Mount Vernon metro and walked past two males as they made comments about my body that I didn’t really try make out because I was so accustomed to them at that intersection by that point. I didn’t bother to […]

I was crossing the street when a man leaned out the window to yell at me. “Hey sweetheart. Hi sweetheart.” when I didn’t respond, he yelled “just say hi. Just look at me.” When I still didnt he screamed “fuck you” and drive off, but not before I heard him call me a bitch for […]

I was walking a friend’s dog while he was out of town when a guy on a bike stopped next to me and asked me a few questions about the dog, which made me wary, but all in all, was no big deal so I engaged him. Presh golden lab, by the way. Then he […]