Location: Bar Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) So, I had a blast dancing with friends last night! But part of the night involved being an active bystander regarding some…very…persistent gentlemen that were trying to engage female friends that we were out with, who were not trying to engage them. And while I and some of the other […]
Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) Location: Petworth I was walking home and heard sobbing and shouting from across the street. As I crossed, I saw a man holding a woman around her waist and pulling her down the block. I sped up until I was a little behind them and decided to intervene by asking ‘Hey, are you […]
Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Location: Little Falls Park Trail, Little Falls Parkway & Dorset Ave I was walking along a park path during the day when I came upon a man walking his dog in the park. The dog was unleashed, in a park with leash laws. As I passed, the dog ran toward me and […]
Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) Location:Southern Avenue Station Bus Bay I’m sexually harassed on a near-daily basis as I walk through the Southern Avenue bus bay to get to the metro station, but today was out of the ordinary. Two guys walked past me; one made some comment directed at me that I didn’t hear, and […]
Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) Location: Between McPherson Sq and Metro Center I’m 5 months pregnant and was happy to find one empty seat on the metro train. I sat down next to a man who promptly started rubbing himself over his jeans. Submitted 11/23/16 by “BL” Do you have a personal experience with public harassment […]