Location: 18th and M St NW (Farragut North/Dupont) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was catcalled yesterday (12:04pm) walking to the post office to mail a letter to my dad. I was walking towards the crosswalk on 18th and M st NW, and almost didn’t notice the bike messenger coming my way on the sidewalk. I hesitated for a […]
A lot of the harassment submissions we receive are incidents that took place on or around public transit and in taxis. For many of us, it can feel like a gauntlet trying to get from point A to point B. Your stories are our daily fuel to keep working to find new and creative solutions […]
Location: Fort Totten Metro Station – Green/Yellow Line Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) As I was walking down the metro platform (after leaving training for volunteering at a rape crisis center no less), a man felt the need to tell me he was going to “eat my pussy” and that he was sure I “must be very wet.” When […]
Location: Columbia and 18th St NW (Adams Morgan) Time: Late Night (12am-5am) I was walking next to a male friend of mine and coming from the other direction was a man stumbling a bit was walking straight towards me and I could tell he was going to say something to me. He said to me as we passed […]
This weekend, DC resident Sara Alcid was appalled and outraged when she went to cheer on friends at the Nike Women’s Marathon in DC and saw groups of men holding sexist signs commenting on the women runner’s looks and clothing. Sara found out that the signs were a part of BareMinerals by Bare Escentuals’ “Go […]