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This is a story that happened more than a year ago, but – as street harassment often is – it's better told late than never. I was walking home from a co-worker's house party on a Thursday night at about 9pm. I generally try to take public transportation when I am walking more than a […]

I had to work two extra hours at work (which I get no overtime for) and was in an evil mood. I just sensed that a harasser was going to try to talk to me and put me in an even worse mood than what I was. During my walk to the train station, I […]

I know this does not compare to other stories you have published, but this is a great annoyance of mine. I am not a fan of talking to people I don’t know on the streets, but the insistence that I should respond to any random guy who tries to talk to me is a pain […]

Driving home from work on Monday (June 1), a black SUV pulled up next to me at a stoplight. As the light turned green and I started to drive, I could see out of the corner of my eye that the man in the car was driving erratically, waving his arms, and shouting something at […]

I hope reps from WMATA are reading these stories about harassment on Metro because it’s becoming too frequent. This story is tame compared to other ones that I’ve contributed and ones others have contributed, but it’s still annoying. This morning [Monday, June 1] I was at Rhode Island Metro waiting for a train to Shady […]