Location: East Capitol & 15th St SE Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was out for a run and a man stopped his car to ask for directions. As I tried to help, I realized he had his penis out and he was masturbating. I told him I didn’t know what he was looking for and kept […]
For far too many of us, street harassment is a fact of daily life. Street harassment, however, is more than just catcalling on the street. Someone might be targeted by a harasser for any number of reasons, including actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, and housing […]
Location: 7th and P, playground Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was walking into the park with my three-year-old, and I kneeled down to talk to him. A man stopped, put his hands on the gate, and stared at us. I looked back at him, and I asked him why he was staring at us. He […]
Location: 12th Street NW between Mass and M Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was in my apartment and taking something out of the oven. A fire truck was outside my apartment building since the fire alarm had been going off for an hour or so. Two firemen had been in the ladder which had been extended […]
Location: 7800 block of Eastern Avenue (Silver Spring side) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was walking home from the bus stop about an hour ago and passed a man who looked at me and said “bitch-ass n*gga.” I was shocked and confused and repeated what he said in a state of said shock and […]