Location: 14th Street Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) I was sleepily walking to work on 14th Street around 8:45 in the morning before having a cup of coffee, when this man pushing a grocery cart started yelling at me from across the street: “Ma’am! Ma’am! You’re beautiful!” I ignored him, and focused my attention on getting […]
Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) A guy muttered something under his breath as he walked passed me on the street. It turned out we lived in the same building, but he accused me of not living there when I walked in behind him. He called me a “cunt” when I told him I did live […]
Location: Bar Time: Late Night (12am-5am) I was out at a bar and a man kept approaching me to dance, grabbing my hand three different times. Even though I directly told him ‘NO’ each time, he wouldn’t go away. It finally took my male friend telling him to leave for this guy to stop bothering […]
Location: 17th & T Street NW (U Street) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I was walking home from a friend’s house and talking on the phone with my partner. As I was walking, I passed by a two men, who appeared to be a couple, walking their dogs together – specifically, finishing picking up their dogs’ poo […]
Location: New York Ave (near EchoStage) Time: Late Night (12am-5am) I attended a really fun concert at EchoStage a few months ago with my boyfriend and it was SUPER busy trying to leave, so we opted to walk to New York Ave, grab some food, and call an Uber/Lyft from there. As we walked along New […]