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I was walking down 14th St coming home from work and as this guy passed me he looks me up and down and says “you’ve got pretty legs” in a leery, sing-songy way. Wasn’t expecting to hear that one – I have a big bruise/scab on one of my knees from a fall I had […]

A few weeks ago I was crossing the street when a guy in a SUV took a right turn and drove right in front in me.  He rolled his window down and yelled, “hey baby. why don’t you smile?” before speeding away. Submitted by anonymous on 2/7/2011 Location: 16th and Park Time of harassment: Day […]

I was crossing through Meridian Hill Park on my way to work this morning at 8:30. In the morning, there are joggers and people with strollers, and I do not feel unsafe. When I turned a corner and started to walk down some steps, a man exposed himself to me. I yelled, ” What the […]

I was walking to the gym the other evening and the guy behind me was trying to get my attention by calling out “Hey boo. I just want to tell you look good.”  I just wanted to get to the gym in peace and was in no mood to deal with being catcalled. After I […]

I was waiting on the sidewalk at 14th & Harvard for the light to change during the evening rush hour. Two teenage boys stopped next to me. A teenage girl was walking by about 10 ft away and I could see her head was down and her hands in her pockets. One of the boys […]