Her Stories

this site hosts the #metoo stories of the women who have experienced harm at the hands of Franklin Veaux. There's a lot to navigate here and this table of contents will evolve as the amount of material grows. These are the first two instalments of stories, in what will ultimately be three instalments.

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 this issue: Louisa Leontiades: "Polyamory's #metoo"

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.

The survivors and the survivor pod strongly advise against any punitive responses; in fact, this was a condition for some to testify at all. Please bear this in mind. While we cannot dictate your actions, we believe that our community is more than capable of shining a light on this harm and supporting all involved whilst giving space to those harmed to tell their stories.

Since the public post, the number of credible reports has doubled. This website will serve as the repository of the survivor stories and other research supporting their accounts. To follow the survivor pod, visit their Medium page. For a record of all public posts related to this process, visit this public tracking document.