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A man in a white work van whistled and yelled “hey baby” at me. I was dressed fairly conservatively (jeans and a hoodie). Submitted by SD on 6/17/2010 Location: Rt 1 & Berwyn House Rd MD Time of Harassment: Evening Rush Hour (3:30P-7:30P) Do you have a personal experience with gender-based public sexual harassment or […]

I was standing outside the Vapiano restaurant in Chinatown, on my cell phone. A group of men walked by and one of the men slapped and then grabbed my butt yelling, “hey baby!” and “damn baby!” Submitted by Anonymous on 6/17/2010 Location: 623 H Street Northwest Time of Harassment: Evening Rush Hour (3:30P-7:30P) Do you […]

I was walking in front of the Watergate Complex and was sexually assaulted by a stranger. I was sitting in on a bench, putting a band-aid on a blistered foot, and he approached and sat down beside me. I was suspicious and was worried about him taking my purse, and so I moved it to […]

I think this is the same “Boys and Girls Club” scammer as previous entries. I waswalking to a doctor appointment when a 20-ish guy with dreads and a baseball cap came up to me and asked me something incomprehensible. I said, “Excuse me? No, I’m sorry, I–” and he cut me off with, “Is it […]

I marched in the Capital Pride Parade last weekend as part of a marching band. For part of the parade route, the crowds had pushed up into the street, leaving very little room to march through and no space to separate us from the crowd. One man at the front of the crowd took the […]