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Category Archive for "Union Station"

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Street Harassed in Union Station: “You have no right to comment on my chest!”

Aug 26, 2013

Location: 16 and K St NW (Union Station) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Walking back from some lunch time shopping at Metro Center, I felt a trickle of sweat on my chest. I looked down to see and a man, yellow oxford shirt, khaki pants, goes, “Yes, they are big tits.” I stop, say “That’s disgusting!” and keep walking. He […]

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Unsafe on the metro: “I’m tired” of street & sexual harassment!

Feb 25, 2013

Location: Metro Center Time: Late Night (12am-5am) I was sitting alone at the edge of a mostly empty platform at 2 AM, waiting for an orange line train at Metro Center when it happened. I had been at a meeting with friends, which turned into food and eventually a late-night concert. A man walked toward me. I […]

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“I felt so angry, violated and offended.”

Nov 19, 2012

Location: North Capitol St and L St NW Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was walking home from work around 7pm up North Capitol Street from Union Station. As was passing Mt. Airy Baptist Church on the NW corner of L Street and North Cap, I suddenly felt someone slap my behind. I was on the phone […]

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“I Had to Change My Route In Order to Get Home Safely.”

Oct 26, 2012

Location: H & Massachusetts NW to H & North Capitol St. Time: Day Time (9:30am-3:30pm) I’m wearing a long, flowing skirt today, so when I was on the bike I had the hem gathered up and tucked into my waistband so that it wouldn’t get tangled up in the bike. This also happened to leave my legs […]

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“Putting in the effort to catch him wasn’t just for me – it was for all of us who are subjected to disgusting behavior day in and day out”

Oct 16, 2012

Location:  Union Station (escalator to mezzanine on east side of First St., NW) Time: Day Time (9:30am-3:30pm) It was just like any other Friday morning as I headed to physical therapy on the metro at Union Station. I was immersed in a phone conversation with a good friend as I stood on the escalator heading towards […]

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