#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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A person to trust became my worst...
Healing takes time
4 short stories of sexual aggresion
I was 11
Aftermath
Raped After Work
Lasting memories
Raped by my grandfather
So drunk I can’t remember
3 Days After Arriving at College
Sexual Assault and Depression
Drunk and taken advantage of
My husband was molested as a child
The Pastor of My Church
Did He Rape My Mind Too
My Younger Sister
I’m Sorry if Assaulting Me Hurt You
I Am Not Brave
April 2015
Incest & Date Rape
I think I was raped
I Didn’t See It In Time
Childhood rape
My biggest mistake
Ashamed
I’m Alive
Looking for a lawyer & advocate
Close of a Brother
Raped in the Air Force
3 years later i still wonder if...
Help
The Night That Changed My Life
Still Unable to Tell People
גבר אלים וחולני
Domestic Abuse
Warning
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
Bringing the Stories to Light
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Married to my Rapist
My Life History
Rape & Sexual Assault
Infatuation
Survivor

Rape
Embrace It All
יש חיים אחרי אונס
De Los 6 a Los 12
A Wolf Hidden In Sheeps Clothing
My “Step-father”
The Statistics that Changed Me
Mistaken Identity
Catching Up With Me
My Abusive Ex-Boyfriend
I Repressed Everything… Until Now
Rape by Boyfriend
The Day I Was Raped and Abandoned
Years in Denial
Raped, Adopted, Raped Again
My 21st Birthday
He ruined my life
It’s my fault
He Was A Police Officer
עדיין מציק
My Dad
Scars
Sexual Abuse
Ended in Rape
When I Was 8 Years Old
My First Two Times
An Abnormal Reaction
I didn’t think she would do this
It’s OK
Catfished
Middle school sexual harassment
Seis Años
Me too.
Okay, Not Okay
I just realized this today.
I can’t remember before it started
Child sexual assualt
Multiple Assaults
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Male dancer
Scar
Freaking Scared
Family Member
I Was Only 7
So long, I’ll be seeing you everywhere
Workplace Sexual Harassment
My Father Molested Me for 10 Years
I’m Not Sure
Just Me………
My story growing up with a secret
So Now What?
Useless tears
I Said No
Gang Rape
So Long Ago But Still With Me
No Title Will Stop How I Feel
Another kid raped me
I didn’t enderstand what was happening
I wish I could change the past
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
Molested By My Step Brother
Use and Throw
2 Years Ago
A Survivor’s Mindset
Looking for a lawyer & advocate
I Am Brave
