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Cross posted on Stop Street Harassment Blog: Yesterday I was walking across 17th St. (at the intersection with K St. in Washington, DC) on my way to meet someone for coffee. As I stepped back up onto the sidewalk from the street, a guy on the corner said to me, “Hey there, beautiful.” I just […]

I was walking to the grocery store half a block from my house. Some guy started yelling, “Hi, baby,” and whatever from a car. I ignored him and went into the store. He got out of the car, followed me into the store, tracked me down, and started rambling at me in a not-all-there way. […]

While waiting for the X2 bus a couple of nights ago, an older gentleman saw me approach and said, “woooo, your parents did a GOOD job with you!”, while looking at me up and down. I smiled politely and said, “I actually don’t like comments like that”. He was immediately apologetic, and I nodded and […]

Cross posted on Stop Street Harassment Blog When leaving work yesterday, I crossed the street past these chunky, middle-aged men. They were checking me out…gross. When I turn my head, knowing they were going to continue watching me from behind, I caught them still staring at me. “Ew!” I said. Then they tried to save […]

I was standing next to my bike texting when two guys walking by said “How’s it goin,” to which I replied the same… The first guy then asked if he could “ride on that bike” with me and when I said “no” without looking up at them, the second continued with, “I got condoms, baby, […]