Editor’s Note: This post was written by Louraca, a member of our Safe Bar Collective job training program. We have lightly edited her work for clarity. I’m a former sex worker who is enrolled in the CASS program because I seek a more stable life. I turned my first trick at the age of 16 […]
Location: Woodley Park Metro Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was on the escalator exiting the Woodley Park metro when a woman took me aside and told me a man behind me had used a mirror to look up my dress. The incident occurred around 5:45pm on Thursday, September 13. Submitted 9/14/18 by “AH” Do you […]
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Location: Metro Center (13th & F St NW) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) My friend (visiting from out of town) was coming to meet me at my office on F St. Walking from the metro to my office, a man on a bike approached her and tried to get her attention. When she removed her headphone, he started […]
Location: Glover Park Time:Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I had experienced a mental breakdown that forced me to leave my university in Florida early and not get the degree I had taken classes for. This was compounded when, after going to therapy and trying to get help, I was harassed on the street with the HIPAA protected information […]