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Location: Navy Yard Metro Station Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was waiting for the train to Greenbelt after work, when a unkempt man touched my arm. I had headphones on and didn’t see him approach, so I jumped and yelled, “Don’t touch me!” He started swearing at me and yelling, I think because I embarrassed him. […]

Location: E4 bus stop at the Friendship Heights Metro Station Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) As I sat down on the bus, waiting for the driver to pull away from the stop, an older gentleman in his business suit came in. Though the bus was fairly empty, and he would have had no problems finding a seat nearby, he came […]

Location: 9th St. between Hamilton St. & Ingraham St. NE (Petworth) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Walking along the sidewalk, coming home from buying catfood down in Petworth. I’m sweaty and disheveled and carrying a backpack. A man is standing near the gate to an apartment complex. He steps in front of me and just starts shouting: “Hey […]

Location: Bar by 17th & R Streets NW (Dupont) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) An Open Letter to a “Rapey” Comic — As frequent attendees of open mic nights for local comics this summer, we know that your act generally focuses on invasive banter with the audience (“What race are you?” was a question directed at an Afghan audience […]

Location: H & 6th St NW (Chinatown) Time: Late Night (12am-5am) As my 3 friends and I walked three blocks to a Chinese restaurant coming from a club, we were continually street harassed. Almost every group of men we walked past called out at us or whistled. They said things like “are you guys hos in the […]