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Location: Prince George’s Plaza Metro (MD); waiting for the R4 to Brookland Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) March 21, 2014: I wrote a Facebook post about my experience that day and it didn’t make me feel any better, but it did shed light on Street Harassment: “To the jackass who proceeded to insult me as he hopped […]

Location: E4 bus stop at the Friendship Heights Metro Station Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) As I sat down on the bus, waiting for the driver to pull away from the stop, an older gentleman in his business suit came in. Though the bus was fairly empty, and he would have had no problems finding a seat nearby, he came […]

Location: Bus stop at Calvert & Connecticut Ave NW (Woodley Park) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) This was about a year ago. I was awaiting a bus, and a man started to make small talk with me. Somewhere along the conversation, it turned bad. He told me, “I bet you’ve got a nice pussy.” It was at that point […]

Location: Pennsylvania Ave & 8th St SE (Eastern Market) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) On the way to a dinner meeting for work, a man approaches me who is also waiting for the bus. I didn’t know how to reply to his “Hi, big momma.” I think I said, “….hi” and anxiously awaiting for the bus to […]

Location:  Bus stop at Georgia & Columbia Road NW (Petworth) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I arrived at the 70 bus stop shelter to wait for the bus around 8:30 p.m. on March 31. I heard someone moving around inside the stop so I decided to wait next to it since it was dark. A man (maybe 25-30 old) came […]