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We came across this blog post on street harassment on Blommingdale: A blog for the Bloomingdale neighborhood in Washington, DC: “how do you deal with harassment on the street?” A resident on the unit block of R Street NW has asked this message posted for public comment: To the females of Bloomingdale:I was just wondering […]

This morning I was walking into the U Street Metro. I was walking behind an older male and when a young woman walked by, going the opposite direction he did a full body turn and said, “hey baby, you look good.”  The  woman kept walking, paying no attention to this creepy old man. Location: U […]

A few Saturdays ago, I was walking up to Adams Morgan from the U Street area with three other girlfriends. We were on 14th heading towards Florida when one guy stops as we walk by and gets just a few feet from my face. He says, “DAMN, take me home with you.” Less then a […]

I have been the recipient of harassment from cab drivers more times than I care to remember. The worst incident occurred on my way to Station 9 for a date. I was dressed nicely in a black dress with a silver cardigan, typical date attire. Well when I got into the cab, the driver kept […]

My roommate/best friend was walking home from work one day and came in the door flustered and upset. She told me that she was followed a couple blocks by a man who kept calling after her. He kept yelling “Hey there,” “Hey, baby,” and doing so in a lewd voice. She ignored it and tried […]