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Last week on April 7th, a man was sentenced to 120 days of jail for assaulting two gay women in Adams Morgan.  From Holla Back DC!, THANK YOU to all of those involved in this case and for taking public sexual harassment seriously. From the United States Attorney’s Office Press Reals release: Virginia Man Sentenced […]

I don’t know if anyone would truly consider this street harassment, but it was just something that stuck in my mind and I had to share because I felt offended. I had just gotten out of the Renwick and was heading down the street when I heard someone whistling like they were trying to get […]

Last night, I was walking up to Giant to get a new SmarTrip card. I was the only lady in the vicinity. As I walked across the park, I could hear a gentleman walking behind me say “that’s a beautiful dress you’re wearing.” Without turning around, I said “shut up; I don’t care.” He persisted: […]

I was walking to the metro at the end of the day around 6:00. I had my headphones on as usual and was pretty focused on walking when a guy came up beside me and motioned for me to take my headphones off. I stopped, thinking he might need something. He was holding a form […]

This happened about a week ago, but it still bothers me that I didn’t do anything. Actually, I was so caught off guard that I didn’t know what to do. Anyway, it’s around 5:30pm and I’m making my way to Union Station, as usual. As I make my way down the escalator I hear a […]