#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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Doesnt Think He’s a Rapist
A Beautiful Trap
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Family Member
I Want to Live
I just realized this today.
Black and Blue
In Denial of My Rape
Happy Birthday
Disappointed
Date rape
Weathering The Storm
What To Do IF You’re Not Raped...
Red Flags
People You Do Not Know
I’m 17 and I’m over it
Raped at 14
A Guy With Crooked Teeth
Myself
I Just Started High School
Dad Raped Me
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Family Rape
A Private College; A Private Rape
Despedida
Dirty Whore
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
My Side
Mi Esposa
Hateful
Ms
Abused since I was young
my story
I Am Brave!
I Didn’t Know What Happened
I know when I see a rapist...
I am a survivor
Set Up
Raped By a Female
Looking for a lawyer & advocate
No
Embrace It All
I Was a Virgin
Help
Rape
Abuse Continued
I never knew he was Satan
Halting The Pain
Dad and Uncle Raped Me
It was just a friend date
How My Life Has Changed
My Husband thought he was entitled to...
A Voice to be Heard
Happy Survivor
A Story
Raped By My Brother’s Friend
Male dancer
Family
Unethical or illegal?
Beyond a story
Drugged and Gang Raped
Molested By My Step Brother
An Abnormal Reaction
I Said No
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Your First
They thought it was fun
He said I wanted it
A Family Member Sexually Took Advantage Of...
My Friend
Sleep Over
How Many Times?
Will I ever get over it.
My Ex-Boyfriend and Rapist
Abusive Relationship
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
The thief
A Meek Young Girl
עדיין מציק
I was raped by my step dad
Relationship does not equal consent
Made in America
Today, I Let It All Go
Too naïve
Life Was Ruined
I’m tired of hiding what you did
Forgiving The Rapist
3 balls, striking
Survivor

Speak Up
Childhood of assault
My Story of a Gang Rape
A Letter To The Man Who Stole...
Feelings After I was Raped 20 plus...
Michael B. raped me
How it makes me feel 5 years...
My Rape
Finally Arrested
The Scapegoat of Shame an Guilt
Not Remembering
כמוני כמוך
Is this normal?
Drugged and Raped at Age 14
Rape, Sexual Abuse
What Should I Do?
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
I thought he was a friend
Dad Raped Me
My 21st Birthday
Raped in the Air Force
blackmailed
Rape
לפני 14 שנים
Assault?
Because of You
Date Rape
raped by my own brother
My Biggest Secret
My secret
He’s Still Out There
Sex Slave
Speaking Out
First Time
Raped Three Times
My Story
Date Rape
Why?
J’avais 13 ans
Too naïve
To my best friend who raped me
Not just me
Someone I Thought I Could Trust
Drunk and Alone
My Fight
Quarterly Review
I Didn’t See It In Time
Victim No More
Fraternity Men
A respectable collegue
Surviving sexual assault trauma
rape
University Bar
אוףףףף
Just Words
It’s my fault
#IStandWithHer
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
My Mother was raped and told me...
We go to the same church
My story growing up with a secret
Kidnapped
Raped in my own bed
Initiation into adulthood
Rape
Blamed Myself
It Was the Second
Not Sure It Happened
First College Party
The Scapegoat of Shame an Guilt
Panic Attack
The Life I Live
הטרידו אותי
I Am Finally FREE
He Took My Virginity
i just want to tell someone.
Gray area?
Sex doll
Frozen in fear
Hostage
My Fiancé Destroyed Me
Army
Date Rape
Rock It!

The secret
I’m a Survivor because I am a...
Our Corrupted Country
Unspoken
Me and my Best Friend
Ms.
I was raped
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
My boyfriend of 2 years
Intruded
A Voice to be Heard
Date Rape
Marital Rape
Safe Isn’t Always What We Believe
So drunk I can’t remember
LOST
Choir Camp
I’m Now a Statistic
Sexual Abuse
Hundreds of Times
I Was Only 7
Taken Advantage
I Shouldn’t Have Drank
Lesbian After Assaults
Lifetime of Abuse
STRONG
I Kept Saying No
What Is Happening
Twice
An Unknown Face & Hands
Are you sure?
I was sexually assaulted
Still Can’t Believe It
The Gentleman
Survivor of COCSA
Forever Changed
#IStandWithHer
I Feel So Betrayed
It never goes away
First Crush
Lost Trust In Men For The Longest...
Blaming Myself
Shopping-Me too
Denial
Under Age drinking
I Was Only 14
It Happened More Than Once
I Can Barely Remember
Can Someone Help Me!
יש חיים אחרי אונס
After 14 Years
We Were Kids
I Don’t Know My Story
It was in a society that told...
Seis Años
All Just Too Much
Still Hurting
Sexually abused by my father
To inspire and encourage
…
You Were Suppose To Protect Me
I Was Raped
My abuse story victim to survivor
Stolen innocence
Raped by my grandfather
Fenced In
UNEXPOSED – AFTER 30 YEARS OF EXTREME...
I wanted to get high
Nearly 50 years later
Why Didn’t You Stop Him?
Every one ignored me
My Brothers Two Best Friends
Your truth will change someones’ life.
הסיפור שלי…
En Enero de 2010
Gang Rape
My Sister and I were Abused
Rape
Scared and Confused
When I Was 7
Married to my Rapist
3 Times is Not Charming
My Friend’s House
Men Like Brett Kavanaugh Make It Hard...
Love and Forced abortion
Sexual Assault
My experience as an intern in highschool
It was my ex boyfriend
Raped By My Brother
Stranger
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
Life Is Rough
PART 2: My True, Horrid, and Concluded...
My First Time Speaking Up
Start of grooming at 15
I was 11
לא יוצאים מזה…
7 Months
My story!
Erase and Rewind
Ashamed of myself
Just Like Yesterday
A Fun Night
College Campus Rape
Brothers
He’s Still Out There
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Raped by my Stepfather
Ended in Rape
Ex Boyfriend
First Frat Party
My First Time
If I Were Stronger Then
Over 40 years Ago
Spoke out and was blamed
Don’t Give Up

