Location: Georgia Avenue/Petworth, Washington, DC Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) There is a group of men who constantly hang out on the block of 9th St and Upshur Street NW, near the post office. Nearly every single time I walk near that block or one block over on Georgia Avenue, I am catcalled. I live on 9th […]
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: Georgia Avenue/Petworth Metro Stop, Washington, DC Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) Last night in the Georgia Ave/Petworth area, I was leaving a Yoga class and stopped briefly on the side walk to look up the nearest bus stop. A man, slurring his words, said, “How about 30 cents, beautiful?” I kept walking, and another man walked […]
Location: Navy Yard Metro Station (Green Line), Washington, DC Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Just after noon on Saturday, March 21, 2015, I entered the Navy Yard Metro station on the Half St. entrance. After reloading my SmartTrip card, I headed down the escalator to await the next Greenbelt train, scheduled to arrive in 12 minutes. When I got […]
Location: 12th Street and N Street NW, Washington, DC Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) When I was 19, I traveled into DC with my friend, who was 17. It was the second time I had gone down to the city on my own, the first was for a summer job interview in Foggy Bottom. I felt very in charge. […]