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I go running most mornings at 5:30am. A man and an apartment security guard are usually waiting for their bus at the end of my block and across the street. Even though I’m across the street, the man (not the security guard) frequently cat calls me despite the fact that I’ve never looked his way […]

I finally spoke up to the “old creepy bus commuter” guy. I’ve noticed him before, when he’d stare at myself and other women, literally stare down, leering, unblinking, unwavering, at the bus stops and in the buses during morning and evening commutes. He’s the guy that leans in too close for comfort and hovers over […]

I was walking home around 4:45 p.m. I’m never home at this time so I’m not sure if my experience was typical or not. I walked past a group of young guys hanging out outside the liquor store at the corner of 14th and Florida NW. I wasn’t going to pay attention to them until […]

I was eating lunch at a cafe in the outdoor seating area. A bike messenger came up to our table and said to me and my friend “I just have to say that you ladies look wonderful.” I don’t want random people coming up to me at lunch to tell me that! Mind your own […]

I was running on M street with a friend. A man was walking past us and had plenty of room on his side of the sidewalk, but as he was walking by, he punched me in the arm, hard. He didn’t say anything after I said “Hey, that hurt!” – just kept walking. It was […]