#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.
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Was It Rape
Every one ignored me
Not normal
To inspire and encourage
היי לינור
Remember November
Dear Coward
Ashamed
My Boyfriend Raped Me
I Am A Survivor
No Support
Now I Understand My Husband
Just Another Night
I called him my friend
Waiting For Justice
We met at the bar
Aftermath
Dad Raped Me
Raped By a Friend
My Brother’s Best Friend
Sexual Assault and Depression
Restoring Innocence
Raped By a Female
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
So Now What?
Sexual harassment
It Was the Second
Sexual Coercion
Is It Really Rape?
Dear Convicted Sex Offender (Finally)
It Was the Second
A Week Before 18th Birthday
Scar
Love and Forced abortion
Halloween Nightmare
Rape at Bogota, Colombia
My Best Friend’s Boyfriend
So drunk I can’t remember
Did I ask for it?
Innocence Taken
He Was a Cop
My Best Friend’s Brother
Victim Shaming
LOST
Seis Años
J’avais 13 ans
Raped by my step father
Confused
Never Got His Name
Too naïve
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
My Life
From Scared Girl to Strong Mother
The Statistics that Changed Me
Ashamed Afraid Angry Grey
Chiropractor
Shame Destroys
My Friend’s House
Date Rape
Sexually abused by my father
Raped By My Brother’s Friend
I Don’t Trust My Father
Family
Survivor, Still Struggling
Fear Became a Part of My Life
I WAS RAPED BY SEVERAL
They will never know what they did...
Metoo
Raped Husband
Ketamine Rape
Hidden But Not Forgotten
Isn’t Any Proof
my story
My Story
was raped and I don’t remember it
With Love
לפני 14 שנים
I Was Manipulated
Scared to close my eyes
Small Town, Popular Boyfriend
Hard pregnency and delivery process after being...
The Girl Who Went To College
Second Date
Online dating
1 in 5
Twice a pattern?
My Multiple-Offender Rape
I didn’t even know I was pregnant
Today, I Let It All Go
Summer 2019
The abuser
School Rape
Raped and Abused
Not Over It
Date Rape
What If I Make You?
Molested
Drugged raped and failed by justice
I still see him on campus
I Didn’t See It In Time
Assault?
Spoke out and was blamed
Hide & Seek
הטרידו אותי
7 years and it still controls me
Rape
Nashville Sweetheart
Be Careful Who U Trust
עדיין מציק
לא יוצאים מזה…
I know when I see a rapist...
She was 5 years old
Something I’ve Never Shared
Out of Control
Sexual Abuse
Raped by stranger x2
Raped By My Father
I lost myself before I even knew...
He Was a Family Friend
My posting
The Night That Changed My World
יש חיים אחרי אונס
He was supposed to be a friend
Stronger Every Day
Piece
Thank you
Case Dropped by Prosecutor
Help!! What Can I Do?
I still see him on campus
I didn’t even know what was happening
Naive
my teacher grabbed me
lucky
It Was the Second
Childhood Rape
Drugged
Ashly’s story
Obsessed Abusive Ex
A Wolf Hidden In Sheeps Clothing
Confused and Angry
I Trusted Him
Erase and Rewind
Happy Birthday
Raped at Camp
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Never Wanted to Believe
Ignored
Army
In Five Years
Everyone blames me
Camp rape
My fiancé is my rapist but I...
You Were Suppose To Protect Me
Ex Boyfriend
A learning experience
Touched
I Choose Hope
