Her Stories

this site hosts my research and analysis in support of the testimonies of the women who have experienced harm or harmful behaviours at the hands of Franklin Veaux.

To me, the material makes most sense in the order I've listed, but if you choose to dot about the site, I've posted links back and forth so you can find your way around. The stories do refer back to one another––so if you choose to skip ahead, you may also be skipping relevant and useful material.

About the Author

Louisa Leontiades

Immersive journalist, award-winning author & storyteller identifying as a cis-white, grey-asexual, relationship-fluid woman. Compulsory monogamy is not a safe space for me and I cannot exist in it. Asexuality, or grey-ace, is a label that suits me and helps me live a happier life. Luckily my psychological make-up seems to agree. Pronouns, she/her. Inform yourself about my subjective bias and other updates on my personal website: Louisa Leontiades

Art by Tikva Wolf

on February 10, 2019, a call-in letter was sent privately to Franklin Veaux in response to reports from six women who had previously been involved with him. In response to the call-in letter, he posted on Quora saying that it made him angry, and that it was an attempt by a recent ex to regain access to him—even though the letter had explicitly requested that he not "attempt to contact any of them outside this process, either directly or through an intermediary."

The nature of Franklin's posts on Quora caused community members in support of a transformative justice process to immediately issue a public call for accountability on Medium. After the Medium post went live, Franklin without explanation deleted several Quora interactions alleging the call-in letter was an attempt by an ex to draw him into engagement. At that time, he also made a post on Facebook announcing that he intends to form an accountability pod and engage in a transformative justice process. He has said nothing to this effect on Quora.

After the public post, the number of credible reports doubled. On April 13, 2020, the people affected by Franklin's behaviour published their own site containing all their stories. My website here now serves as a repository of research supporting their accounts. For a record of all public posts related to this process, visit this public tracking document.