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Location: 14th & I St NW (McPherson) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) It was almost dusk, and I was walking towards the metro at McPherson along Franklin Square Park to meet my friend. As I looked down at my phone to text my friend know that I was almost there, a man was walking in the opposite […]

Location: 12th and F St. NW (Metro Center) Time: Late Night (12am-5am) I have lived in this beautiful, vibrant city for nearly 6 years now, and almost every single day, I find a new reason to be thankful for how exciting, convenient, and adventurous it still is to me. Today was one of those rare but necessary […]

Location: Peets Coffee & Tea at 17th & L NW (Farragut North) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I feel terrible. I just walked into Peets and let the manager know about the homeless man sitting outside. He’s not disturbing anyone, just reading a book at the table. This man has, in the past, harassed me on several occasions. He’s called […]

Location: Mount Rainier; Bunker Hill Rd. between 33nd and 32nd St. (Maryland) Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) On July 8th at approximately 6:05 a.m., I was jogging west on Bunker Hill Rd. in Mount Rainier between the cross streets of 33rd and 32nd Streets. A Metro Access van pulled over to the curb and the driver yelled […]

Location: Union Station Metro Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) “Lord, Father, God, you like nice! He made you good.” Submitted 7/9/14 by Anonymous, Take a stand against public sexual harassment and assault: Donate now. Do you have a personal experience with gender-based public sexual harassment or assault? Submit your story to help raise awareness about the pervasiveness and […]