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I don’t know if anyone would truly consider this street harassment, but it was just something that stuck in my mind and I had to share because I felt offended. I had just gotten out of the Renwick and was heading down the street when I heard someone whistling like they were trying to get […]

Cross posted on Stop Street Harassment Blog: Yesterday I was walking across 17th St. (at the intersection with K St. in Washington, DC) on my way to meet someone for coffee. As I stepped back up onto the sidewalk from the street, a guy on the corner said to me, “Hey there, beautiful.” I just […]

Something is in the water today. As I left my office building to go to the Farrugut North metro station directly underneath, I walked by a group of 3 men that stared at my backside and immediately started catcalling. I totally ignored them and headed towards the escalator, and one of the men started mocking […]

I was walking to the metro a couple of months ago and there was this couple in front of me crossing the street. There was another man coming in the opposite direction, walking forward, but staring back at the woman. I am certain he was undressing her with his eyes, and so I think at […]

I’m not sure this qualifies as harassment, but I was thoroughly disgusted regardless.  As I was walking to the Farragut North metro last Thursday I saw a man on a bench with his hand completely down his pants.  This was in broad daylight, during rush hour, and in the middle of a busy street…not even […]