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Location: South Capitol Street & M St SW overpass (Navy Yard) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking from the Navy Yard metro stop to my house. As soon as I turn the corner on M St, I could hear a man talking loudly behind me. He was about 30 paces behnd me, but kept shouting hateful things […]

Location: 1121 14th Street, NW (Thomas Circle/McPherson) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was near my appointment time for an interview at CoStar, located at 1331 L St. NW, Washington, DC. A block away from the location, I walked in the wrong direction going north on 14th St NW. Unknown to me I passed a group of men in various […]

Location: John McCormack Dr NE DC (Catholic Univerisity/Brookland Metro Station) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) Around 5:30 PM, I was walking up John McCormack St. NE from CUA Brookland Metro towards CUA law. I saw a group of teenagers (appx. 16 years old) walking towards me, about 6-7 of them, and I got nervous when they […]

Location: Georgia Ave and Wayne Ave (Silver Spring, MD) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was walking to an appointment and passing by two men sitting on a bench. I nodded to them and made eye contact like I usually do. As I walked past, one of them said, “Hey, how you doing, sexy?” I didn’t respond […]

Location: Mt. Pleasant St & Kenyon St NW (Mt. Pleasant) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was walking home from yoga class on Sunday evening and talking to my mom on the phone when a man on a bike slowed down, looked me in the eye, and said, “camel toe.” I screamed that he was a “disgusting […]