Location: 14th & Parkwood NW (Columbia Heights) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I was walking toward the bus stop from my house, about a 3 block journey, when I noticed a man walking toward me. I tried to ignore him, keep my head up and look straight ahead. When he was about a foot away from me he […]
Location: Warder St NW & Rock Creek Church Rd NW (Petworth) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I was walking the 50 feet from my car to my front door. Two men were walking on the opposite sidewalk. One of them yelled, “You pretty, girl.” I shook my head in exhaustion. Submitted 5/28/14 by “SKD.” Take a stand against public sexual […]
This piece was originally published by Fem2pt0. Trigger Warning: Street harassment, fat hate, aggressive language By Sara Exler I was walking on my lunch break, as I often do. The DC sidewalks are crowded as people walk from their offices to food trucks and other lunch places. I was suddenly knocked to the ground. I couldn’t figure […]
Yesterday, DC blog Prince of Petworth (PoP) posted a story in which a reader recounted facing harassment from a group of men in Columbia Heights, asking the question: “What should you do when you’re being harassed?” Though it’s unclear from the original story whether the harassing incident described is gender-based, the behaviors — stalking, verbal […]
Location: Georgia Ave and Upshur St. NW (Petworth) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was walking home from the bus stop after work, around 4:30pm. This route is a short one, a mere four blocks between the drop-off point and my house. I was harassed, both physically and verbally a total of two times before I made […]