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Category Archive for "Buses"

1“I was harassed so much, I stopped taking the bus.”

“I was harassed so much, I stopped taking the bus.”

Feb 11, 2018

Location: 90 & 70 bus lines Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I was harrassed so much on these bus lines particularly on U Street and then on the 70 around Georgia Ave that I stopped riding the bus. I had men expose their penis, fights broke out, women get in my face, young men just generally bother me. […]

2“No one stepped in to help me.”

“No one stepped in to help me.”

Dec 14, 2016

Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) Location:Southern Avenue Station Bus Bay I’m sexually harassed on a near-daily basis as I walk through the Southern Avenue bus bay to get to the metro station, but today was out of the ordinary. Two guys walked past me; one made some comment directed at me that I didn’t hear, and […]

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“I deserve to take up space in public without being sexually assaulted.”

Jul 5, 2016

Location: 7th and Pennsylvania NW Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) A guy next to me on the bus this morning was masturbating. Didn’t realize it until he got up to leave the bus and “fell” over so his crotch pushed up against my arm. I could feel his genitals through the fabric of his jeans, and […]

4Public Masturbation at Bus Stop in Chevy Chase: “He was fully exposed.”

Public Masturbation at Bus Stop in Chevy Chase: “He was fully exposed.”

Sep 9, 2015

Location: L8 Stop on Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase, MD Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was waiting by myself at the L8 bus stop on the way home from work. Traffic on Connecticut Avenue was stop and go. A small black car pulls up, and a man 25-35 years old casually asked: “Is this the fastest way […]

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Harassed on the Bus: “I’m Trying Not to Let it Ruin My Day”

Feb 2, 2015

Location: P6 Bus Route, heading North Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) Just an hour ago, an older man in a blue sweatshirt, hat, and light colored jeans sitting across from the rear doors on the bus harassed me from the time I got on the bus, all the way to my stop. He smelled like urine, and […]

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