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SUV Street Prowler

Though the weather today wasn’t great, I still wanted to be out and about. After a meeting with someone, I walked around Old Town, window shopping and taking random cell phone photos of the beautiful...

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AW, HELL NO!

I was headed to the library when a red car, which had the most loud and obnoxious music coming from it, made a left turn really fast from 18th onto Adams. The driver yells something that sounded like...

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Leered at & catcalled on the way to work

Location: Wilson & North Lincoln (VA) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking to work at the nearby yoga studio. I have to cross through the 7-11 parking lot to get there, and one day this taxi...

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“This was a lose-lose situation”

Location: Pentagon Metro station Time:  Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) I used to take the metro into work every morning, and there was a brief period of time, maybe about a week or so, when I was being...

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“I felt humiliated, violated, and ashamed.”

Location: Lake Anna State Park, VA Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I have hesitated to share this story, as only few people know to this day, and I still feel ashamed (although, I know I shouldn’t)....

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“Blatant woman-bullying,” public masturbation by man at VA restaurant

Location:  Virtue Feed & Grain (Old Town Alexandria) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) my partner (white male) and I (woman of color) ate a lovely dinner and were enjoying a coffee at the bar when a late...

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Street Harassment “Makes Me Feel Dirty.”

Location: Duke Street & Holland Lane, Virginia Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking down the street when a man approached me and said, “Hey, beautiful, can you give me directions to the...

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Street Harassed in Virginia: “Don’t talk to me like that!”

Location: N Lynn Street & Route 29 (Arlington, VA) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) As I walked onto the sidewalk, a man holding up a sign begging for money from cars at the stop light...

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Street Harassed in Tyson’s Corner: “His Tone Seemed Threatening & Creeped The...

Street Harassed in Tyson’s Corner: “His Tone Seemed Threatening & Creeped The Hell Out Of Me.” Location: International Drive & Leesburg Pike (Tyson’s Corner), Virginia Time: Daytime...

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Street Harassed By A Car Full of Men Near the Ballston Metro: “I Just Wanted...

Street Harassed By A Car Full of Men Near the Ballston Metro: “I Just Wanted To Get Home” Location: Ballston/Virginia Square area (Virginia) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) Walking home from...

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Leered at & catcalled on the way to work

Location: Wilson & North Lincoln (VA) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking to work at the nearby yoga studio. I have to cross through the 7-11 parking lot to get there, and one day this taxi...

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“This was a lose-lose situation”

Location: Pentagon Metro station Time:  Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) I used to take the metro into work every morning, and there was a brief period of time, maybe about a week or so, when I was being...

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“I felt humiliated, violated, and ashamed.”

Location: Lake Anna State Park, VA Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I have hesitated to share this story, as only few people know to this day, and I still feel ashamed (although, I know I shouldn’t)....

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“Blatant woman-bullying,” public masturbation by man at VA restaurant

Location:  Virtue Feed & Grain (Old Town Alexandria) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) my partner (white male) and I (woman of color) ate a lovely dinner and were enjoying a coffee at the bar when a late...

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Street Harassment “Makes Me Feel Dirty.”

Location: Duke Street & Holland Lane, Virginia Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking down the street when a man approached me and said, “Hey, beautiful, can you give me directions to the...

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Street Harassed in Virginia: “Don’t talk to me like that!”

Location: N Lynn Street & Route 29 (Arlington, VA) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) As I walked onto the sidewalk, a man holding up a sign begging for money from cars at the stop light...

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Street Harassed in Tyson’s Corner: “His Tone Seemed Threatening & Creeped The...

Street Harassed in Tyson’s Corner: “His Tone Seemed Threatening & Creeped The Hell Out Of Me.” Location: International Drive & Leesburg Pike (Tyson’s Corner), Virginia Time: Daytime...

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Street Harassed By A Car Full of Men Near the Ballston Metro: “I Just Wanted...

Street Harassed By A Car Full of Men Near the Ballston Metro: “I Just Wanted To Get Home” Location: Ballston/Virginia Square area (Virginia) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) Walking home from...

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