Followed and Harassed

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Walking down H street with my female partner trying to catch the X2 bus. We were walking side by side, not holding hands. Man with group with a group of friends yelled, “Hey girls!” repeatedly as we approached – probably five or six times, we veered away from him and he even moved towards us. He continued to yell as we passed him. I turned around, made eye contact as I flipped him off. He followed for a half block and continued to yell at us. He eventually got bored and stopped. Street harassment makes me feel unsafe when I leave my house and it greatly angers me. I *never* consider this type of attention welcome or a compliment.

Submitted by bb

Location: H Street

Time of harassment: Evening Rush Hour (3:30P-7:30P)

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Terrifying Experience

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Walking alone towards Dupont, hands full of bags, I was surrounded by a group of 5 young men. They circled me and taunted me with things like “I love you baby” and “Where are you going, we’ll walk you there.” One came very close to my face and asked if he could whisper in my ear. They refused to let me pass. People walked by and sat around without doing anything to help me out. I finally gathered my wits enough to tell them as loudly as possible to back off or I was going to start screaming. I guess they thought I just wasn’t worth the fight – they laughed and let me go. This was a terrifying experience, and I was VERY close to feeling like I needed to start using physical violence in self defense. The fact that people looked on as if it were entertainment was sickening. Groups of young men just sitting around on either side of a sidewalk are THREATENING and make Adams Morgan unsafe for women. More police presence is necessary to disperse these groups, and women must carry pepper spray and feel free to use it.

Submitted on 3/22/12 by Anonymous.

Location: 18th and Florida NW, DC

Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30P-7:30P)

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Hang Out With WIN

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After a long day o’work, come out and hang with Women’s Information Network as they host a happy hour in honor of CASS. You can learn more about the RightRides DC program, and enjoy appetizers for WIN members.
Today, 6:30pm – 8:30pm, at Public Bar, 1214 18th St. NW

Hey is for Horses.

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I was walking to the Columbia Heights Giant when I heard a guy say “hey girlfriend” in my direction. I looked around and found there were only a few other pedestrians around in what’s usually a pretty busy area. The man was sitting on the steps of the Tivoli. I looked him in the eye and said “that’s not appropriate” as I kept walking. He laughed and said “hey girlfriend” again in the same fake-sweet tone. I kept walking and shouted back at him “that’s harassment – don’t do that, you asshole!” When he predictably laughed more and said the same thing again, I turned around and looked at him from what was by then a half-block distance, and I shouted “NO” as loudly and sharply as I could. I shouted “NO” at him twice, the same way as I shout “NO” at my dog when she does something bad. A few other pedestrians stopped and looked at me. I didn’t hear him say anything else after that. I’m grateful that he wasn’t still there when I came out of the grocery store a short while later, but I was seething for at least an hour after it happened.

Submitted on 3/22/12 by JR.

Location: Park Rd at 14th St NW, DC

Time: Night (7:30P-12A)

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Fly Away, Eagles Fan

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I was crossing the street to at 1:30pm to return to my office from my lunch break. A man who was also crossing from the opposite direction walked up to me and grabbed my hip. He mumbled somethign [sic] unintelligible as he touched me. I turned around and said “what?” and then kept walking to my office because I didn’t want to engage. He was wearing an Eagles jersey.

Submitted by RD on March 8, 2012

Location: DC, on the streets

Time of Harassment: Day Time (9:30A-3:30P)

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