#WeAreBrave
SPEAK OUT. SPEAK LOUD. SPEAK TOGETHER.
Welcome to a safe, carefully moderated world of testimonials from survivors of sexual assault and rape. Join our community by sharing your story or showing your support. This platform is meant to heal and not re-traumatize. Please remember to practice self-care if reading these stories is triggering to you.
The #WeAreBrave Story Platform has made BraveMissWorld.com the #1 Google search result worldwide for survivors seeking to share their stories. Yet it was born by accident. When Miss World Linor Abargil decided to step forward and speak publicly about her rape in 2008, she launched the website LinorSpeaksOut. Her mailbox was quickly flooded with emails from survivors wanting to share their stories with someone who would believe them and offer words of support. Linor met with many of the women and men who wrote to her, and included their stories in her film.
When the documentary Brave Miss World was completed and launched in 2014, LinorSpeaksOut was merged into BraveMissWorld.com, which became the online hub for survivors wanting to share their stories. With generous grants from The Artemis Rising Foundation, The Fledgling Fund, The Francis Family Foundation, and The Roy A. Hunt Foundation among others, the filmmakers and a small team of volunteers have curated this one-of-a-kind collection of over 2,500 testimonials, each carefully moderated to screen out any remarks that are disrespectful of survivors. We are committed to making sure that everyone submitting and reading stories on our site feels safe.
Our goal is to change the conversation around assault and rape. Women’s voices are finally being heard. Until now, we have not demanded that the culture be changed. We are saying no to the deafening silence that has surrounded rape and assault. We encourage members of our community to share their stories, because we believe that healing begins with speaking out and receiving support. Each story on our site receives a supportive comment from a trained advocate, as well as comments from our #WeAreBrave community. Every story is incredibly different and unique, but they all share the tremendous strength and resilience of survivors.
We know our platform works, because of the feedback from those using our site whose lives have changed in significant ways as a result of watching the film and/or sharing their story with others. Every day, new viewers and visitors discover and explore #WeAreBrave and many write to thank us for creating and maintaining this important space. For all those sharing their unique personal experiences and brave accounts of the lasting emotional impact of rape and assault, you are not alone.
Our work needs you. Your continuing support has enabled us to upgrade this site and add the ability to submit audio and visual testimonials. Please DONATE to help us make sure this resource continues to remain available to all those who need it. All donations are 100% tax deductible through our 501c3 fiscal sponsor, Los Angeles Filmforum.
Contact us here: producers@BraveMissWorld.com
Watch the Emmy-nominated Brave Miss World on…
Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80222025
iTunes: http://apple.co/1Og611n
Amazon: http://amzn.com/B0194BJ5MO
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/bravemissworld
I Thought I was Safe
My Scars Do Not Define Me
Date Rape
Ashamed Afraid Angry Grey
Black and Blue
היי
My Step Brother
Surviving sexual assault trauma
I was raped
My husband was molested as a child
It’s my fault
CPS Let My Rapist Walk Free
Erase and Rewind
Is It Really Rape?
Am i being raped?
I Am a Survivor…
Two Friends and Two Boys
Some Friend
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
Rape and the Aftermath
So Now What?
My Rape Story
עדיין מציק
Under Age drinking
Not all friends are true
Dad Raped Me
Unforgiven
I didn’t break up with him back...
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
LOST
Prisoner of Love
Going to be His Girlfriend
I know when I see a rapist...
Denial
Rape
“Austin”
Touching
dad and mom rape
Read This Please
My husband was home
Sexual Coercion
Why Me Over and Over?
It’s Your Fault
My Ex-Boyfriend and Rapist
Light In The Dark
The Summer of 2013
A Night I Can’t Remember
Shattered Childhood
There Is Hope For Us
Childhood Horror
My Own Family
Rape
לפני 14 שנים
Dee Bhagwanji
Memories
I’m Not Sure
My mom’s boyfriend assaulted me and my...
I got away
#IStandWithHer
Breaking the Trust
I Don’t Even Know
I’m a Survivor because I am a...
Seis Años
Start of grooming at 15
The Life I Live
Around 9 PM
אוףףףף
4th of July
Just Playing
Sexual Abuse
My Story
He Was My Best Friend
Colored Hair and Diamond Tattoo
Repeat Offender
My Story
Male dancer
Together, We Are Brave
