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Location:  9th & U St. NW Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I had just stepped outside a bar to call the friends I was meeting. I was standing quite close to the bouncer, just far away enough to hear the phone. A man walked past with a group of friends, GRABBED ME BY THE WAIST, pulled me in, and […]

Location: 17th & U NW; near the 90 bus stop Time: Late Night (12am-5am) I was waiting for the 96 bus when a young, thin 5’7″ man with light brown curly hair walked up to me. He asked me if I liked circumsized or uncirmcumsized men. I paused in shock before noticing that he had pulled out […]

Location: 11th & V st NW (Columbia Heights/U Street) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I was walking from a friends apartment to the metro station at 10th and U street. It was 11 pm and even though I was alone there were people out on the streets since it was a Saturday night. A man kept yelling for me […]

Location:  U Street Metro station Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) This past Friday while walking toward the U Street Metro station, I had a particularly jarring experience of street harassment.  As I was crossing at a light, a man walked toward me and accused me of almost causing him to get hit by a car because he […]

Location:  U Street NW between the Starbucks & Vida Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was walking on U Street NW just exiting the Starbucks when a large/fat man in his late 30s was riding his bike on the sidewalk approaching my direction. He said the following to me “If you let me take you home, I’ll […]