A Tragedy in the Femmethology Family
On the afternoon of Christmas Day, Jennifer Eve Franet was taken from this world. A graduate of UC Berkley, the mother of two children, and a friend, Jennifer saw the world without the filters that hinder so many people. She moved to Humboldt because she loved animals, plants, and all things natural, and she loved hiking on the beach, in the woods, or by a river, and growing native palnts in her tiny back yard. She was also recently accepted to the graduate program at Humboldt State University. Self-described as gender-blind, she found love in the individual. The bravery that she carried within herself took her through raising a son, Zachery, 15, and a daughter, Sage, 11, mostly on her own—while still making her way through the hardships that life put in front of her.
An accomplished writer, she was recently published in the books Hitched! Wedding Stories from San Francisco; detailing her marriage to a woman, the love they shared, and the social reactions to their union and Femmethology. She was also a contributer to the Humboldt L-Word Newsletter, and had published creative non-fiction and fiction works in many places.
As a person, Jennifer was honest and dignified. A close friend to many people in the Arcata area, she spent her life living, and never allowing the struggle to get the best of her. Her small frame carried a soul that was too large for this world. The world has been made better by her being it. And through her leaving it, somehow, it will be made stronger still.
Jennifer’s piece, In/Visible Femme, will appear in Femmethology, Volume 2.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to Jennifer’s children, other family members and friends.