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“The bouncer at the door just laughed.”

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Location: Grand Central, Adams Morgan
Time: Late Night (12am-5am)

I was out on Halloween night at Grand Central with some friends. A middle aged man started following me through the dance floor asking me to dance. I refused politely but he grabbed my arm so he could continue trying to “persuade” me. I pulled free and waited for my friends by the door. On his way out to leave he stopped in front of me and started saying something I couldn’t understand, then when I looked down at my phone, he kissed me on the lips and ran out the door.

Grand Central bar, located in Adams Morgan, NW DC

While I was standing there looking shocked and disgusted, the bouncer at the door just laughed and said “is that how you roll?”. To add insult to injury, on the way home a man passing me on the sidewalk asked: “Can I lick your pussy?”

Submitted on 10/26/12 by “APL”

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“I just wanted to get away”

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Location: Grand Central in Adams Morgan, NW DC
Time: Late Night (12am-5am)

I was chatting with a group of friends at the bar when this big guy came up behind me and grabbed my waist, trying to dance. I walked away from him, and he pushed me. Maybe ten minutes later, he walks by again and tries to dance. I step away, and he shoves me again. A third time he comes over, holds my shoulders, and shakes me hard. I push his hands off of me and shout, “you need to take your hands off me right now!” and he pushes me again. My friends laughed and told me I had overreacted, and nobody standing around in the crowded bar helped me out. I was so upset that I walked home from Adams Morgan at 2 am, which isn’t super safe. I just wanted to get away. It’s really unnerving to get pushed around by someone bigger and stronger than you. I wish now that I had been able to hurt him in some way — slap him or stomp on his feet — but I realize that’s probably not a very respectful or mature response.

Submitted on 7/14/12 by Anonymous

If you experience or have experienced sexual harassment on the DC Metro system:
Please consider reporting to Metro Transit Police; www.wmata.com/harassment, on Twitter at @WMATAharassment, or 202-962-2121.

Do you have a personal experience with gender-based public sexual harassment or assault? Submit your story to help raise awareness about the pervasiveness and harmful effects of street harassment. All submissions are posted anonymously unless otherwise specified.