Two Transgender Individuals Assaulted
We just learned that on March 13th two transgender individuals were attacked with a metal pole. The MPD has since arrested the man they believe to be responsible for the attacks. From MetroWeekly: The...
View Article“What would your mother think of you saying that?”
Photo by IntangibleArts via flickr This morning I was walking past the Petworth library on my way to work and I caught up to two boys who looked about high-school age. I figured they were on their way...
View ArticleHarassed during run through Petworth
Location: Georgia St NW & Irving St NW Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30P-7:30P) I was on my nightly run and decided to extend my mileage out to Georgia Ave, but was sorry I did shortly thereafter. My...
View ArticlePhysically & verbally assaulted at Metro stop — for not “flirting” back
Location: Georgia-Ave Petworth Metro Station Time: Day Time (9:30A-3:30P) I was waiting on the metro platform for the greenline to my job in Chinatown one Tuesday morning a few weeks ago. I was propped...
View ArticleUnsafe on my own street: “It’s ridiculous that I even have to worry about this.”
Location: Georgia Avenue & Quincy Street NW (Petworth) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) On a Sunday afternoon, I was on my way home from yoga. I’d realized that I’d left my keys inside my apartment...
View ArticleSexually harassed on the bus: “He tapped me again every 45 seconds or so for...
Location: Bus stop at Georgia & Columbia Road NW (Petworth) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I arrived at the 70 bus stop shelter to wait for the bus around 8:30 p.m. on March 31. I heard someone moving...
View ArticleYet Another Case of Targeted Public Exposure – Not once, But Twice
Location: New Hampshire Ave & Quincy NW and New Hampshire Ave & Taylor NW (Petworth) Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) This morning, I was walking to the Georgia Ave metro station around...
View ArticleSexual Harassment & Assault at Home & Work: “I was attacked twice in three...
Location: Petworth and Logan Circle; on the street and also at my place of work. Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was attacked twice within 3 days. On Sunday evening around 7:00 pm I was...
View ArticleHarassed By DC Bus Driver: “I was relying on him to get me home, not hit on...
Location: ”E” bus from Friendship Heights to Petworth Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I was rushing to the Friendship Heights bus stop after work around 11:30pm but slowed down once I saw that the driver was...
View Article24/7 Street Harassment: “I am sometimes afraid to walk out of my door because...
Location: 70 bus stop at Georgia Ave & Park Road (Petworth) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) When i am walking to work every I am sometimes afraid to walk out of my door because what comments I’m...
View ArticleStreet Harassed in Petworth: “No, I DON’T want your number!”
Street Harassed in Petworth: “No, I DON’T want your number!” Location: 9th St. between Hamilton St. & Ingraham St. NE (Petworth) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Walking along the sidewalk, coming...
View ArticleThere’s A First for Everything: “I Was Street Harassed In Front of My Own Home.”
There’s A First for Everything: “I Was Street Harassed In Front of My Own Home.” Location: Walking into my house in Petworth, DC Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) Last night, I came home and parked down the...
View ArticleRepeatedly Street Harassed in Petworth: “I Do NOT Owe You a Smile!”
Awesome anti-street harassment art by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh; photo courtesy of The Frisky. Location: Georgia Ave and Upshur St. NW (Petworth) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was walking home...
View ArticleExhausted By Street Harassment in Petworth
Exhausted By Street Harassment in Petworth 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...
View Article“Here’s All the Street Harassment I Got From Just One Week In Columbia...
“Here’s All the Street Harassment I Got From Just One Week In Columbia Heights.” Location: Columbia Heights/Petworth Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) What I wouldn’t give to walk around my...
View ArticleStreet Harassed in Petworth: “I Feel Demeaned and Disrespected. I am Angry...
Location: Georgia Avenue/Petworth Metro Stop, Washington, DC Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) Last night in the Georgia Ave/Petworth area, I was leaving a Yoga class and stopped briefly on the side walk to...
View ArticleIt “Makes Me Absolutely Hate Living in DC”: Catcalling Group in Petworth
Location: Georgia Avenue/Petworth, Washington, DC Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) There is a group of men who constantly hang out on the block of 9th St and Upshur Street NW, near the post office. Nearly...
View ArticleFollowed By Car in Petworth: “Get in, Baby.”
Location: Petworth, Washington, DC Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) After work I decided to go for a brisk walk. It was broad daylight. I was walking down 9th Street when a car pulled up. The...
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