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Category Archive for "NOVA"

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“He Had Been Waiting There”: Leering in Arlington

Jan 10, 2016

Location: S Eads St. & S Glebe St., Arlington, VA Time:  Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I noticed a red SUV drive past me and approach the intersection ahead. He got in the lane to make a right turn, but then stopped, even though no cars were coming. I stopped paying attention. Roughly two minutes later, I reached the […]

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Street Harassed By A Car Full of Men Near the Ballston Metro: “I Just Wanted To Get Home”

Apr 23, 2014

Location: Ballston/Virginia Square area (Virginia) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) Walking home from the metro and a car full of guys pulls out of a parking garage. Driver leans out the window and says “baby you’re GORGEOUS.” I roll my eyes (under sunglasses) and just keep walking. Car proceeds to pull out, then slowly pull into the […]

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“I’ve Been Afraid To Be Alone At The Metro At Night Ever Since.”

Mar 9, 2014

Location: Vienna Metro Orange Line Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) When I was 17 and waiting for my brother to pick me up a man sat down next to me. I nodded at him and he started speaking to me and reached for my crotch. [I] ran very fast into the metro and have been fearful to be alone […]

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Street Harassed in Tyson’s Corner: “His Tone Seemed Threatening & Creeped The Hell Out Of Me.”

Dec 16, 2013

Location: International Drive & Leesburg Pike (Tyson’s Corner), Virginia Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking from an office building to a nearby strip mall in search of lunch, and a man who didn’t look homeless but was begging for money was in the strip mall parking lot. He approached me and asked for money, and I said […]

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Street Harassed in Virginia: “Don’t talk to me like that!”

Sep 10, 2013

Location: N Lynn Street & Route 29 (Arlington, VA) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) As I walked onto the sidewalk, a man holding up a sign begging for money from cars at the stop light started yelling at me to lift up my skirt so he could “lick my pussy”. I turned around and started yelling at […]

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