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Location: Petworth and Logan Circle; on the street and also at my place of work. Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was attacked twice within 3 days. On Sunday evening around 7:00 pm I was walking home from the bus stop in my neighborhood when a man started following me. He was yelling at me angrily, telling […]

Location:  Chief Ike’s; 1725 Columbia Road NW (Adams Morgan) Time: Late Night (12am-5am) I was standing outside with my friends outside of the bar and a man came back and smacked my butt. I was frazzled and wasn’t sure what to say but said something like “hey, you can’t touch my ass.” He kept walking and looked […]

Location:  5th and Mass Avenue NW, DC Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I was walking from my house to the Gallery Place Metro Station. I had to stop at the corner of 5th and Mass until the light changed. A teenager (probably between the ages of 16-18) asked me if I had a dollar. I usually dont give out […]

Location:  Belcrest Rd, Maryland Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) Within a half mile walk to the gym, I was catcalled and whistled at 7 times. One car decided to pull over and follow me as I was walking, going about 5mph and making kissy noises out the window, holding up traffic. After about 30 seconds I told […]

Location: 1525 Wilson Blvd #2, Virginia Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) I spent the weekend in DC for Awesome Con, and was sexually harassed on three separate occasions: 1)  Along 7th st NW, while walking back to the convention center after buying a jacket to keep warm, a group of men in a van started shouting “hey […]