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Location: Duke Street & Holland Lane, Virginia Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking down the street when a man approached me and said, “Hey, beautiful, can you give me directions to the nearest metro?” I just pointed and said, “That way” and walked away really fast. It’d be a lot more polite if he referred to me […]

Location: 1525 Wilson Blvd #2, Virginia Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) I spent the weekend in DC for Awesome Con, and was sexually harassed on three separate occasions: 1)  Along 7th st NW, while walking back to the convention center after buying a jacket to keep warm, a group of men in a van started shouting “hey […]

Location: Crystal City Metro (VA) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was sitting by the door on the train when someone exited and felt my leg as they were walking out. This wasn’t just a nudge or an accidental brushing, this was full on felt up my entire leg, by the time I looked up, he was nearly […]

Location:  Virtue Feed & Grain (Old Town Alexandria) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) my partner (white male) and I (woman of color) ate a lovely dinner and were enjoying a coffee at the bar when a late 20s/early 30s man started a generally kind conversation. It quickly turned in to a randomly anti-sematic (sic) conversation with him diving in […]

Location: Arlington, VA; line of shops Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) This isn’t sexual harrasment. However, a group of four girls with piercings and punk clothing were smoking. There was a really obvious sign (NO SMOKING) and my friend and I decided to do something. We walked past them into the pet store while coughing really loudly and […]