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Location: Georgia ave & Dennis ave, Maryland, Q4 Bus Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) On a very, very crowded bus a young man about 20 years old leaned up against the seat I was sitting in. He was so far up on my seat with his backside that I tried to push him off. He didn’t budge. […]

This has been a banner week for harassment. Was taking the 52 home from a friend’s place tonight, later than usual. It was crowded, and a guy sitting too close to me (I was facing forward, he in the side-facing seats) and smelling boozy started to talk to me. Couldn’t really hear what he was […]

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 […]

So, I am feeling a little guilty about this and would appreciate the Holla Back community’s take. There was a gentleman sitting behind me on the bus this weekend who started out just being friendly/polite, asking me to let him know if the window near us being open bothered me. I didn’t really say much, […]

Ignoring them just does not seem to be working anymore. I’m listening to music and checking my email. I see a man out of the corner of my eye and hear him say, “Hola, mi amor.” I think to myself, “Eek,” and keep looking down. The man then walks up to me and puts out […]