Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Location: Silver Line Metro (Foggy Bottom to Rosslyn) I was riding the silver line home from DC when a man sat down next to me. There were plenty of seats on the train, but he chose the one next to me. I feel like he chose me because I was busy studying and […]
Location: ART 43 bus stop at Wilson Blvd & N Fort Myer Dr (Rosslyn, Virginia) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) This happened back in August of 2014. It was 90+ degrees outside and there was a steady breeze. I had on a vintage 50’s style sundress. I got the chance to escape work a few minutes early […]
I got on the 4B at Rosslyn metro and there was this young man sitting in the front selling body spray. The man he was talking to didn’t want to buy anything from him, so he changed seats. In the middle of the ride, he tapped me on the shoulders and ask me a question. […]
I was not expecting the bus driver to holla at me. At about 5:40 PM, I boarded the Circulator (1139) at Rosslyn, which was heading towards Dupont Circle. I’m one out of many in a long line waiting to board the bus. Why did the driver feel the need to single me out to say […]
I cut my hair short this summer and was too “masculine-looking” (society’s view, not mine) to be harassed by men on the street, but now my hair’s grown out to an “acceptable feminine length” (see previous thought) making me noticeable for “compliments” from men on the street again. As I left work yesterday and walked […]