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Do you have a personal experience with street harassment in the DC area? Your story can help to inform our work and help make our community safer for everyone.

6“I was harassed on the street with HIPAA protected information.”

“I was harassed on the street with HIPAA protected information.”

Jun 13, 2018

Location: Glover Park Time:Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I had experienced a mental breakdown that forced me to leave my university in Florida early and not get the degree I had taken classes for. This was compounded when, after going to therapy and trying to get help, I was harassed on the street with the HIPAA protected information […]

7“Great band, good bar, but I’m never going back.”

“Great band, good bar, but I’m never going back.”

May 14, 2018

Location: Bar, The Ugly Mug Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) Great band, good bar, but I’m never going back. While I was there, a man who came by himself was lurking around the dance floor making women uncomfortable. After moving away from him multiple times, I felt a hand slide up the back of my dress and […]

8“I didn’t want to believe he was following me at first”

“I didn’t want to believe he was following me at first”

Apr 11, 2018

Location: Columbia Heights Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I used to live in Columbia Heights off Otis Street NW. I lived in a studio apartment on the first floor of an apartment building. One week, while I was making dinner in my kitchen, I noticed a man peeping at me through my window. As soon as I […]

9“No one asked if I was ok. Nobody cared. Nobody even looked up.”

“No one asked if I was ok. Nobody cared. Nobody even looked up.”

Apr 8, 2018

Location: Metro Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I always fall asleep on the metro in a middle seat. That is the best thing in the world to fall asleep in a moving vehicle. One morning, I felt something in my lap. I didn’t think I had anything in my lap so I forced myself to wake […]

10“I started yelling at him to shut up and he got more vulgar.”

“I started yelling at him to shut up and he got more vulgar.”

Apr 8, 2018

Location: Takoma (218 Cedar St. NW) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) May of 2016, I had a cast on my leg and was using a knee scooter to get home from the metro. Someone in his truck in the 7-11 parking lot, hollered, “Don’t worry, it’s gonna be okay, you’re looking good.” I smiled, as I’m […]

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