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My three friends and I were sitting on a bench in Dupont Circle the other night just talking when a sleazy man approached us. He started telling us that we were having too much fun and we were sexy. Then he turns to me and says, “Damn big girl, I’d fuck that pussy up! I […]

My friend and I were sitting on a bench in Dupont Circle park chatting just after dark. Not too long after we sat down, two guys walked by and stopped to say “hello ladies.” We ignored them and they left, and we commented on them and the prevalence of street harassment in DC. Then, another […]

Street harassment is OUT OF CONTROL. Apparently i cant walk down the street in spandex pants to the gym. Two guys in a white delivery van were hanging out their window yelling “damn, you looking sexy today” and honked at me and then some douche on a bike rode by and yelled “work it girl”.  […]

Walking home with my arms encumbered with my dry-cleaning, I really didn’t expect any trouble in my neighborhood, known for it’s gay bars and young idealists. That is, until a man on a bike decided to make a grab for my ass while peddling by. I was stunned. Then furious. Unfortunately, my moment’s hesitation made […]

This week we wanted to find out if individuals experienced harassment while biking around DC so we asked and this is what folks told us: yeah, this happens to me every once in a while (i live in mount plez; commute downtown on bicycle). when i started riding in the city, i didn’t know what […]