#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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Why me?
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Drug raped
With Love
I Am a Survivor…
Deja Vu
BC Oilfield Ruined My Life
My Story
Where is Justice
When It’s Personal
Stranger, Friend, Lawyer, and Youth Leader
Mine Was Different
Stepfather
Male dancer
My Friend’s House
Raped by Him
Feelings After I was Raped 20 plus...
I still don’t know what happened
Politeness Serves No One
Second Night of College
The Silent But Haunting Wounds Of Rape
When tears and no aren’t the answer
I am J. D. R., and I...
Raped and Never Forgotten
Only I get to make choices for...
Simply My Story
University Bar
Hidden Emotions
My Snowball Effect
dad and mom rape
Just Friends
My 21st Birthday
Surpris à la Maison
Rape at Bogota, Colombia
Respect
Third time’s the charm
My Side
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
My story
Was It My Fault?
Not Guilty
Was it Really Rape
Sex doll
Is There Still Hope
Repressed Memory
It never stopped
I Wanted to See the Aquarium
My Brother
Family
I’m Disgusted
He did it again and again
Throughout my teen years
The First Time
My Step Brother
It was never…..That
Six months in the making..
Mi Esposa
Walk Me?
I didn’t even know I was pregnant
To serve and protect, but who will...
A Letter To The Man Who Stole...
High School Rape
Catching Up With Me
Stronger Every Day
My boyfriend of 2 years
A Lifetime
The children are the priority here
Rape Being Considered a “Joke”
I don’t know who I am
Coming forward turned into a nightmare
A familiar fight
עדיין מציק
Just a Joke
A Meek Young Girl
A Silent Fighter
He Was a Cop
Ritual Sexual Abuse
Multiple Rape
I Came Home
Warning
Too naïve
He bought me chips and sent me...
Not A Trustworthy Man
Myself
I Am Brave

Raped By A Registered Sex Offender
My Daddy
My Sister, My Best Friend & Me
My Trauma(s)
Erase and Rewind
James
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
Rape
My babysitter
Impact of Screening
Blaming Myself
Ms.
Raped by best friend’s boyfriend
Sexual harassment
My Life in Foster Care
I Feel So Bad For Him…
Stayed Silence
Left Me In Pieces
Don’t Want to Admit It
Violent Rape
At 17yr old was raped by my...
Six Year Sentencing Anniversary
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Gang Rape At 15 Years Old
Sexually abused by a 11/12 girl
By my friend
The Touches I Felt
More Than a Survivor
my story
Knowledge is Power
Cavemen
Stuck
Was I really raped?
Speaking out for the first time in...
My story growing up with a secret
Throughout my teen years
Second Night of College
It Started With Rape
My Army Fiance
Still Lost :/
Rape In a Rural Town
College Student
Impacted Forever
Mrs
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Victim Impact Statement
I am a survivor
No
Date Rape
Alcohol
Family
Mistaken Identity
Stranger Rape
The girl that got up and kicked...
J’avais 13 ans
Military Sexual Trauma
LOST
My Life
My Horrific Nightmare
Forgiving The Rapist
raped by my own brother
יש חיים אחרי אונס
Raped After School
It Can Happen To Anyone
My Fight
Running With Bare Feet
The Night My Life Changed
I Am Still Standing
Breaking the Silence

Touching
My first boyfriend in the US
Was It Rape?
You Were Suppose To Protect Me
Prisoner of Love
A respectable collegue
Out of Control
גבר אלים וחולני
Betrayed By My Own Mind
I Thought I Knew Hi
Drugged raped and failed by justice
I think my “boyfriend” raped me
I blamed myself for so long
Rape
I wanted to get high
Predators
Marital Rape
Did He Rape Me?
Happy Birthday
Summer 2019
75 Percent Humidity
Halloween Nightmare
My Past
Spoke out and got fired
Rape
De Los 6 a Los 12
I Was 19
אוףףףף
Be Careful Who You Trust
Not Remembering
Finally facing it
A Meek Young Girl
Rape, Sexual Abuse
A Night Out
Raped by stranger x2
My best friends dad
Becoming a Warrior
Mi Historia
Michelle Johnston
Pastor’s Son
rape
In Korea
Raped Multiple Times
he made me loose hope in love…
From Scared Girl to Strong Mother
Shame Destroys
Kibbutz
כמוני כמוך
Michelle Johnston
My Uncle
Nearly 50 years later
Molestation
Child Rape
They Laughed
Ashly’s story
A person to trust became my worst...
Silence
Date Rape
Why wasn’t I able to say “NO!”?
Believe Her
I was raped
My Biggest Secret
היי
Finally Sharing
I Was Only 14
It Was My Fault
Thank you
Drugged and Raped
Ketamine Rape
Drunken rape
Molested
Set Up
Army
Spoke out and was blamed
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
Virgin Rape
Warrior
Why me
Abused By My Cousin and Uncle
Confused for Too Long
I Barely Knew Them
I know when I see a rapist...
Night walk at community center
My Only Brother
My Husband Set Me Up!
So drunk I can’t remember
Piece
It Started With Rape
Bleeding Through My Tears
Raped & Kidnapped By An Ex
הטרידו אותי
More Witness than I Care to Live...
Never Be the Same Again
I Was Told It Was Normal
Sexual Abuse
ללינור היקרה
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
היי לינור
I met evil at a young age
Raped at 17
A Story
Childhood Horror
Sexually Abuse
I Am Brave!
My Girlfriend of Two Years
Rape
Happily Married, Rape Survivor
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
My Own Brother
Just Words
His life ended tragically, but my pain...
The Night That Changed My World
The Statistics that Changed Me
Childhood trauma
Breaking the Trust
Rape at Bogota, Colombia
Metoo
Unethical or illegal?
Two times. One year.
Seis Años
There Is Hope For Us
My Daughter and I Both
My Life History
You were supposed to be my friend
My Best Friend
The Night That Changed My Life
Broken Trust
My Healing Journey
i was a child.
Still Terrified
No Power
Finally Arrested
I just wanted a friend
לא יוצאים מזה…
I Choose Hope

