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I was bent over unlocking my bike in front of DC9 when a guy (mid-20s) walking with a woman with a stroller (nice!) says “Excuse me” and grabs my ass. NOT EXCUSED. I’m not sure what he wanted, but it was a busy corner and I felt comfortable telling him to fuck off. Harassment hadn’t […]

Cross posted on Stop Street Harassment Blog: Yesterday I was walking across 17th St. (at the intersection with K St. in Washington, DC) on my way to meet someone for coffee. As I stepped back up onto the sidewalk from the street, a guy on the corner said to me, “Hey there, beautiful.” I just […]

I was on my way to grab something to eat at Subway two weeks ago. I was feeling pretty because I’d dressed up nicely to spend the day with my friends (dressing up is something I rarely do.) So I cross the street an I see this man walking towards me and I just have […]

I was walking to the grocery store half a block from my house. Some guy started yelling, “Hi, baby,” and whatever from a car. I ignored him and went into the store. He got out of the car, followed me into the store, tracked me down, and started rambling at me in a not-all-there way. […]

While waiting for the X2 bus a couple of nights ago, an older gentleman saw me approach and said, “woooo, your parents did a GOOD job with you!”, while looking at me up and down. I smiled politely and said, “I actually don’t like comments like that”. He was immediately apologetic, and I nodded and […]