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Location: Dupont Circle Time:  Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) This happened a few years back, but I thought a lot about it recently and how much it irked me. I was new to DC (hadn’t officially moved here yet, but was exploring the city after my final interview with a company), and exploring Dupont Circle. As I walked, I heard […]

Location: Connecticut Ave & P St NW (Dupont Circle, Washington, DC) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was clearly walking quickly, as I was running late to a meeting. This is the interaction: Him: “Excuse me, I’m not going to ask you for a penny.” Me: “No, I’m late.” Him: “White bitch” Me: “Excuse you, I don’t appreciate being […]

Location: DuPont Circle Panera (1350 Connecticut Ave NW) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was studying downstairs at the Panera in Dupont Circle when I looked to my right and a man had his pants fully down and was masturbating in my direction. I screamed and ran upstairs to get a manager. The man walked past me and the […]

“It wasn’t physical abuse, but I feel very, very violated.” Location: Dupont Circle Starbucks (1501 Connecticut Avenue, NW) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was sitting in the upstairs corner at the Starbucks at DuPont Circle on a weekday morning for a couple of hours when I noticed that the man sitting directly across from me hadn’t turned the […]

Location: Midtown Nightclub in Dupont Circle Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I am new to the DC area and a couple friends invited me to meet up with them at this nightclub. I made it to the club and was going up the stairs to meet my friends on the third floor. Two men in their mid-20’s yelled that […]