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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 […]

After an infuriating experience with the CVS self-checkout, I was going to unlock my bike when a man in a parked truck said, “Hey there, sexy.” Normally I ignore this kind of thing, but I was angry. I turned back, looked him in the eye, and yelled, “If you are talking to me, then you […]

I was walking home and a man said to me, “Do you have some change? (pause)  I’ll suck on your titty.” It was the only time I’ve every flipped off a stranger. He also had a friend with him who laughed and laughed and that felt just as insulting. Submitted by AP on 8/18/10 Location: […]

I just found out about this site, so this story is from a while ago. It was about 9:30 or 10pm on a weeknight last July. I was walking north up 14th to get to the 7-11 at 14th & Columbia. As I went up the sidewalk, I passed a group of about 5-6 young […]

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 […]