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Street harassment affects women, regardless of their looks or socioeconomic status. It doesn’t matter how accomplished I am, or how I’m dressed, or how determined I look when I walk down the street. By “AKD” This post was originally written as a Facebook note. My friend asked me, as a woman, to convey the experience […]

Location: Red Line to Shady Grove near Farragut North Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was heading back to Dupont on the 90 bus after happy hours on U Street. It was a crowded bus, so I grabbed the last seat open, which was in the very front, next to a seemingly drunk man who kept nodding […]

Location: Metro train – Orange Line towards Vienna Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was heading to the grocery store on my day off around 2 pm. I got on the train with myumbrella (sic) and purse, sitting in my spot of choice which is usually right where the chair behind me doesn’t face the same direction (I have had a bad experience with a […]

Location: Green line toward West Hyattsville Metro (Maryland) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) As I left the West Hyattsville Metro on my way home after work, I passed a man on the sidewalk. He acknowledged me, so I smiled (and by smiled, I mean pursed my lips and barely turned them up at the corners) and […]

Location: New Carrolton (sic) Metro Station Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) I looked up and noticed a man masturbating across from me on the train. Submitted on 7/16/12 by “Anonymous.” If you experience or have experienced sexual harassment on the DC Metro system: Please consider reporting to Metro Transit Police: www.wmata.com/harassment; 202-962-2121.   Do you have a personal experience […]