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I was standing outside the Vapiano restaurant in Chinatown, on my cell phone. A group of men walked by and one of the men slapped and then grabbed my butt yelling, “hey baby!” and “damn baby!” Submitted by Anonymous on 6/17/2010 Location: 623 H Street Northwest Time of Harassment: Evening Rush Hour (3:30P-7:30P) Do you […]

I have full tattoo sleeves, which I understand is pretty unusual for a woman, but what is strange is that people feel compelled to A) touch my arms, and B) grab my arms to turn them over and look at my tattoos. I’m talking about complete strangers, without asking or provocation. For some reason I […]

This weekend, I experienced the most abusive verbal street harassment of my life. I was walking with my sister in Chinatown to get coffee, and a man who appeared to be homeless was sitting in front of the Goethe Institut and asked us for money. I very politely apologized and said that I didn’t have […]

My husband and I were walking to the ATM and this man was seated outside the Goethe Institute begging. We were crossing the street and he asked us for a handout. My husband replied “Not today” and we continued waiting to cross the street. He then shouted at us that we would have given “him […]

This was a few months ago–my husband (then my fiance) and I had just finished a birthday dinner at Fogo de Chao on Pennsylvania Ave NW. I was wearing a black sleeveless dress that came just above my knees with black ankle boots with a heel–my outfit was classy with a little trendy flair, I […]