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Location: Peets Coffee & Tea at 17th & L NW (Farragut North) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I feel terrible. I just walked into Peets and let the manager know about the homeless man sitting outside. He’s not disturbing anyone, just reading a book at the table. This man has, in the past, harassed me on several occasions. He’s called […]

Location: 1900 M Street NW (Farragut North) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) This man is sitting on a bench outside FroZenYo and verbally harassing women who pass him on the sidewalk. Submitted 5/14/14 by Anonymous. Take a stand against public sexual harassment and assault: Donate now. Do you have a personal experience with gender-based public sexual harassment or assault? Submit your story to […]

Location: 17th and L st NW Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) There’s a group of bike messengers that have made the entrance to Potbellies (sic) and the Kita building their home. They stand there all day, hollering at women, asking them to smile, saying all sorts of terrible things. I’ve confronted them, saying “hey, you seem like nice […]

Location: 1101 Connecticut Ave NW (Farragut North) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I went out to get some things from the CVS and on the way back a man stopped to tell me, “mmm so beautiful damn” — I didn’t ask your opinion, thank you very much. I had my camera phone on-the-ready though, because I had been harassed […]

Location: 1500 K St NW DC (Farragut North/McPherson Square) Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) There’s this homeless man who always is peddling for change in front of the Farragut North Metro stop. This morning, he asked me for change, then when I ignored him, he made kissing noises and propositioned me and offered me $50. WTF? I […]