10/03/2026
Right now, journalist and commentator Michael Tracey is trying to reveal the identity of the woman known as Jane Doe in the Cornell case, saying he wants to know who she is in order to evaluate her credibility.
So let me add my voice.
I am Jane Doe.
Not because I know her identity. I don’t want to know it. Not because every woman has experienced what Jane Doe alleges happened to her.
But because I understand why a woman making allegations of sexual violence might need anonymity.
And I understand what it means when, yet again, the spotlight turns towards the woman.
Who is she?
What did she do?
Can we believe her?
What can we find out about her?
Her identity isn’t the question I need answered.
And she doesn’t owe the internet her name in order for her allegations to be investigated seriously and fairly.
So if people want to go looking for Jane Doe:
Here I am.
And judging by what I’m seeing online, there are thousands upon thousands of us.
We are all Jane Doe.
And perhaps if enough of us say it loudly enough, her name can remain exactly where it belongs:
with her 🩷