Speak Up

Speak Up

Share this post

Speak Up
Speak Up
The start of my homelessness

The start of my homelessness

This is the truth as I see it.

Franklin's avatar
Franklin
Sep 22, 2021
∙ Paid
2

Share this post

Speak Up
Speak Up
The start of my homelessness
Share

My homelessness started years before I left home.

When I was young growing up in Brooklyn, New York, I was about 13 years old and I was coming home from school and a guy asked me if I needed a ride home. 

I told him, “No, I don’t know you.”  But then I got in the car anyway. 

He raped me. Then he took me home and gave me a $100 bill.

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Speak Up
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share