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We are always thrilled to see other DC blogs write about street harassment and were very happy to see this post yesterday on Urban Bohemian. We often wonder ourselves who started the rumor that street harassment is a great way to pick up women, find a wife, and settle down. Who is this “catcaller zero” […]

Tonight I left my gym (13th and F NW) and hurried down the street to catch my bus home. I was walking and texting, and I noticed a uniformed guard standing outside a building up ahead. As I passed, he said loudly, “Hey yo, can I get a text too?” I kept my head down […]

I was walking back from a bar crawl with my roommate. It was a Saturday night — still early, around 10:00pm. We walked by a group of people whose party had spilled out onto their front porch. Usually large groups of loud, drunk men make me nervous, but I was with my friend and saw […]

I was running today – wearing running tights and a longish shirt and lovely gentleman called to me “hey, camel toe!” I feel like every time I run, regardless of what I’m wearing, I’m harassed. And I’m not cute when I run — so I can only imagine the jeers other women get. It’s so […]

Last Thursday, around 8:30pm, I was walking up 14th Street (A.K.A Harassment Hill) in order to go to my boyfriend’s house. Around Florida and 14th a man who I have been harassed by before as well as witness him harass other women started yelling at me from the opposite side of the street.  This kept […]