We’re working to make DC bars a safer place for everyone, and we need your help. Do you work at a bar or know people who do? For years, Collective Action for Safe Spaces has been working hard advocating against public sexual harassment and assault in the District. We’ve made great strides, but we still […]
Location: Chinatown, Washington, DC Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) It was the weekend of Aweseome Con, which is like a Comic Con, so my friend and I were both in costumes. I was Batgirl, and she was Catwoman. This one guy started harassing us right at Walgreens at 7th and H ST NW, and we were walking […]
Location: Shaw-Howard Metro Stop, Washington, DC Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) A group of three men were yelling after a woman in front of me. They were trying to get her attention by yelling, “black tank top, black tank top!” When she didn’t respond, they yelled, “What, are you too cute to turn around?” One of their friends […]
Location: On D6 Bus towards Stadium Armory Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) On Monday while riding the D6 back home from work, I noticed a guy playing with his phone, he was sitting directly in front of me and I could see was taking pictures of the girl in the row next to mine. He took one, […]
Location: Bethesda Metro Station Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) Long story – so today I was on an elevator in Bethesda going down to the metro with two women. I heard the normal looking older woman ask the younger woman if her bust was bigger than her waist. I wondered out loud what was going on. The […]