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HBDC!’s note: This experience is very similar to the experience that we received a few days back.  If you feel comfortable reporting this perpetrator, contact Metro Transit Police at  202-962-2121. And/or, take a picture of the perpetrator on your cell phone and send it to us.  HOLLA BACK DC! This morning, I boarded the orange […]

I was on the bus towards Annandale to take another bus home. A guy sat next to me and proceeded to tap away on his cellphone. While he was he doing that, his elbow was digging into my side. Apparently, he doesn’t know about personal space. Now I’m a big girl and I tried to […]

I was sitting on the bus toward the front. A guy got on and we locked eyes. For whatever reason, he decided to intimidate me by sitting next to me. He leered at me and made sure our thighs were touching. So many things were running through my head, but I just sat there frozen. […]

I was waiting for the orange line headed to vienna at metro center. This was Tuesday afternoon at 2pm. I was playing solitaire on my phone, not really paying attention to what was going on around me. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed a man, about 5’10” wearing a white t-shirt tucked […]

I am a transgendered female. I understand that many people feel some confusion or ambiguity about my gender expression but that is their issue, not mine. Trying to get by in the world is mine, and it’s a big one, thank you very much; I don’t have time or inclination to own someone else’s problem. […]