I walk up and down 14th Street (the section known as Harassment Hill) often. I enjoy the walk and prefer it over taking the metro just one stop. However, this heat has really driven the harassers out of hibernation. The other night while walking home from Target I received numerous catcalls and when I get […]
i don’t live in washington d.c., i never have. i was born and raised in toledo, ohio and have lived in los angeles for the past 5 years, i am now about to turn 40 years old. but, the first time i can recall being sexually harassed by an adult male happened to me in […]
Soooooo… At about 9 pm this past Friday I was walking from the U St area to Woodley Park to go to a friend’s birthday party, and the last leg of the journey was crossing the Duke Ellington Bridge. There was a guy coming from the other direction and he was probably around 18-20 yrs […]
I was waiting for my bus, the 96, by 9th and U and this guy thought it would be funny to throw something at my ass. I felt it, turned and looked at him. “Excuse me?” “Huh?” “Why did you throw something at me?” “I meant to …(trails off)” “Next time throw your shit into […]
I was walking with my friend down T street around 10PM on Friday night when I saw a couple of boys (around 12 or 13 years old) riding down the sidewalk on their bikes. I didn’t think much of them as they were riding past us down the sidewalk, and continued to talk with my […]