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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 […]

I was waiting for the crosswalk light at 13th and U. The older man standing next to me leaned over and said, “You have two weapons on you, do you know that?” I ignore him.  He says, “Your legs – those are your weapons.”  I look right at him and say, “I don’t appreciate it […]

Last evening, I was walking to meet friends for dinner on 14th Street. As I rounded the corner from U St, headed south, I saw a group of men hanging out on the right. One of them seemed to be chasing after another, about to throw something, while a third man was yelling at second, […]

I was walking on a very well-populated U St. NW last (Thursday) night  after leaving a fundraiser at Local 16. I was approaching U & 13th when I felt someone’s hand on my ass, grabbing me hard. I was in complete shock, and didn’t even fully realize what had happened until I saw the guy […]