Location: Eastern Market, 8th and SE Pennyslvania Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) So street harassment is not a new thing in urban culture and urban dwellings. I, along with my coworkers get harassed on a daily basis just walking from the office to grab lunch 2 blocks away – and the easy thing is to just ignore it since […]
Location: Near 11th & Columbia Rd NW (Columbia Heights) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking to Malcolm X Park on a Sunday afternoon, and this “man” – in his 20’s? – started catcalling me and sharing details about how he was going to f*** me. I flicked him off, and he started shouting how yes he was […]
Location: L’Enfant Plaza Metro – Southbound yellow line Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) A man, late 20s-late 30s, dark hair, gray or black shirt and pants, approached me on the train platform Aug. 27. He asked me if I was a teacher because of the badge I was wearing. (I’m not.) He told me he worked in “sales” and […]
Location: South Capitol Street & M St SW overpass (Navy Yard) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking from the Navy Yard metro stop to my house. As soon as I turn the corner on M St, I could hear a man talking loudly behind me. He was about 30 paces behnd me, but kept shouting hateful things […]
Location: 1121 14th Street, NW (Thomas Circle/McPherson) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was near my appointment time for an interview at CoStar, located at 1331 L St. NW, Washington, DC. A block away from the location, I walked in the wrong direction going north on 14th St NW. Unknown to me I passed a group of men in various […]