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I was walking down E toward Union Station and a group of about 5 older men were walking toward me. I didn’t expect anything to happen, because it was a bigger group, but sure enough one of the men looked at me leeringly, and said “hello there my darling.” I raised my voice and looked […]

This didn’t happen to me, but I wanted to share it. I didn’t hear most of what happened because I was listening to headphones, but I overheard the man tell a teenage girl to “suck my dick, bitch.” She responded, “why don’t you try growing one and leave a fucking teenager alone?” The man kept […]

I’m starting an internship on Monday and I just got to D.C. today. So I thought I’d do a little exploring. I was walking down 14th St. toward Pennsylvania Ave. A man was walking behind me and he said “I like your pocketbook.” I turned to see if he was talking to me and he was, so […]

I was walking back from the U street metro station, just having returned from a trip home for Christmas. I was dragging my suitcase, was tired and hungry, and was pretty oblivious to my surroundings (especially since this walk is also part of my daily commute). I had just passed the Rite Aid and was […]

I was walking along K Street near the White House at lunchtime on a work day and a man was standing in the middle of the sidewalk. As I approached, I saw him harassing a woman–I thought just for change. She passed me and then I got closer to him. He blocked my path and […]