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“I Wish I Was More Assertive.”
How many of us can relate to this reader’s incident and after thought? We can. I get harassed in the street almost every day. Most of it comes in the form of men whispering things or mumbling things...
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The Thigh Grabber
Yesterday, we received a comment under “I wish I was More Assertive” and we think it deserves its very own post. This type of harassment is occurring on our DC Metro trains and buses and it needs to...
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Orange Line Thigh Grabber
This morning I was switching from the green line to the orange at L’Enfant Plaza. I get on the train, sit down and a guy sits down next to me. I knew he was up to something right away because there...
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Serial Thigh Grabber
It is 2:00am on Saturday and I am on the Green Line coming from China Town. I’m standing at the door waiting to get off at U Street and a young guy standing next to me, reaches over, grabs my inner...
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Red Line Thigh Gropping
Photo by Picture Perfect via Flickr While riding the Red line towards Shady Grove, a man gets on at Rhode Island Ave and sits next to me. Right away I notice this is odd, because there are PLENTY of...
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Saturday Night Assault
I normally don’t walk alone at night — I tend to drive or ride my bike, but I sold my car a week prior and my bike had a flat tire. I walked to a friend’s house at about 8:20 pm on a Saturday night. I...
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Pizza Shop Pervert
Photo by aturkus via flickr On my lunch break, I walked up two blocks to a pizza place. I ordered, sat on the store’s only bench, and waited while my food was being prepared. A scruffy old homeless man...
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“I’m not your sweetheart”
Today, November 1, I was sitting in the back of the bus, next to the window. I had sunglasses on and earbuds in. It was 8:30 in the morning. A man got on and sat next to me and started talking to me. I...
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Anti-Street Harassment Flier
Street Harassment Flier For those of you looking for Marty Langelan’s anti-street harassment flier, here it is! This is a fantastic and safe way to let your harassers know that your don’t appreciate...
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“Then I felt him lightly touch my thigh…”
Photo by chenines via flickr I was on the bus with a group of girlfriends, heading from a restaurant in Columbia Heights down to a bar on U Street. We were sitting in the back of the bus in the seats...
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