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I just left the court after serving my obligatory once-every-two-years DC jury duty. As I turned in my badge and started to leave, a man who was walking into one of the courtrooms nearby said, “Hey baby, what’s your name?” without really pausing for my reaction or answer. I rolled my eyes to myself and […]

This was a few months ago–my husband (then my fiance) and I had just finished a birthday dinner at Fogo de Chao on Pennsylvania Ave NW. I was wearing a black sleeveless dress that came just above my knees with black ankle boots with a heel–my outfit was classy with a little trendy flair, I […]

I was on the bus towards Annandale to take another bus home. A guy sat next to me and proceeded to tap away on his cellphone. While he was he doing that, his elbow was digging into my side. Apparently, he doesn’t know about personal space. Now I’m a big girl and I tried to […]

I was sitting on the bus toward the front. A guy got on and we locked eyes. For whatever reason, he decided to intimidate me by sitting next to me. He leered at me and made sure our thighs were touching. So many things were running through my head, but I just sat there frozen. […]

One night last week I was walking home from running errands. It was about 8 or 8:30, definitely getting dark and I was by myself. On Euclid Street there was an older man standing outside his building and yelled “Hi” at me – since it was dark and I was alone, I did not want […]