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Location: M & South Capitol Street, SE Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Today, a man came up to me indicating he wanted me to take out my ear buds (I was listening to music.). He lacked front bottom teeth. He first asked if my name was Karen. It is not. He then guessed about three other names and I […]

Location: 15th and Isherwood St NE Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking home from school and was catcalled by a group of men. As I ignored them, they turned and walked towards the block to see what house I was entering. Submitted on 1/8/13 by Anonymous Editor’s Note: January is National Stalking Awareness Month. Stalking is a dangerous crime […]

Location: Safeway at H & 14th Street NE Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I walked from my apartment to the Safeway a few blocks away. I was new to DC, had only lived there a few weeks at the time. I walked past a group of men who made comments and gestures towards me. I was very aware of […]

Location: 12th & D Street SE Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was literally just walking back from the CVS when I thought I heard someone call my name so I turned around. I then saw that the “holla” was coming from a guy in a car who was driving slowing behind me. And now that he realized […]

Location: 3rd and Florida Ave NW Time: Late Night (12am-5am) I was leaving my friend’s apartment a year or two ago and went to the corner to catch a cab. It was definitely after midnight, but it wasn’t much later than that. I had only been standing out there for a minute or two when a white […]