I just walked out of my office in Eastern Market to grab something to eat. I am standing on the corner of the 8th & F waiting for the light to change when I hear, “Hiss hiss.” There is a guy sitting in his car and hissing at me in order to get my attention. […]
On Sunday at 8 PM, I was walking north on 14th street from the Columbia Heights Metro and there was a group of guys that were taking up the entire sidewalk (at Meridian Place and 14th). I was forced to walk in between the older men as they shoved their phones in my face (the […]
I am walking early this 4th of July morning to get to the train station, and it seems like it’s going to be an uneventful walk. I spoke too soon. This maroon car sidles next to me and matches my pace. “Baby, where you walkin’ to?” the driver asks. I develop tunnel vision and act […]
I was headed home from a friend’s house in Alexandria early Saturday morning- around 1:45 a.m. I live in D.C. proper, but didn’t feel like taking the long Metro ride from Franconia to my home station, so I shortened my trip by getting off at Foggy Bottom and catching a cab. I figured it would […]
This is a story that happened more than a year ago, but – as street harassment often is – it's better told late than never. I was walking home from a co-worker's house party on a Thursday night at about 9pm. I generally try to take public transportation when I am walking more than a […]