#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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Raped at 16
At 17yr old was raped by my...
Halloween Nightmare
Kibbutz
I can say it now
Breaking the Silence

Just Words
Say Something
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
Raped by a so called friend
Third time’s the charm
Do NOT Trust Strangers
Someday Soon
How can we make it stop?
Teenaged Victims
Raped By My Brother
So drunk I can’t remember
Friends With Benefit Raped Me After I...
The reason for my tattoo
My best friend
Be Strong
Denial
dad and mom rape
Spoke out and was blamed
My Story.
Myself
Someone I Thought I Could Trust
Drugged raped and failed by justice
I Am a Survivor…
Date Rape
A Survivor’s Mindset
Too naïve
Raped By A Registered Sex Offender
Police Officer/Date Rape
Raped at 17
Useless tears
Playing House
The Aftermath
Despedida
My story growing up with a secret
Don’t Be Me
Being Raped
הסיפור שלי…
I was born for this
My Secret
Father Figures
Raped in the Air Force
Sex doll
Mi Historia
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
My Boyfriend
He Took My Virginity
Someone Close to You
J’avais 13 ans
I didn’t realise until now
Drugged
4th of July
עדיין מציק
They Laughed
Still Hurting
Noah
Sleepraping
My Daughter and I Both
יש חיים אחרי אונס
Lost Trust In Men For The Longest...
No one cared until I made them
Ex-boyfriend rape
Christianity teaches men to treat women like...
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
Summer 2019
Unspoken
Newly Living Neighbour
Gang Rape At 15 Years Old
Frozen in fear
Impacted Forever
I Thought He Loved Me
Stolen Innocence
I Had No Idea…
Safe Isn’t Always What We Believe
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
A young mother
I Was Prepared
When will it be enough?
Just Friends
My Story
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
It never stopped
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
Rape by Boyfriend
גבר אלים וחולני
Friend of mines set me up
Ashamed
After I Was Raped
Nashville Sweetheart
LOST
Just Friends
Multiple Hurt
Black and Blue
Date rape
Ms.
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Six Year Sentencing Anniversary
En Enero de 2010
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Am I Wrong?
I Thought He Loved Me
Teatime
A young mother
Online dating
My story growing up with a secret
A Story
My First Two Times
My stepfather raped me
A Year After
Unwanted Flashbacks
Raped By 6 Policemen
My Story
I wish she wouldve helped me
I am a Rape Survivor
What Can I Do
Brave Miss(es) Indeed
The pain that was never mine to...
Through the Window
14 Years, He Was Like A Brother
He was a friend
I Was Only 7
Childhood Friend Date Rape
Sexual Abuse
My rape story
Was it my fault?
Myself
Rape??
Is It Really Rape?
I didn’t even know I was pregnant
Unethical or illegal?
Never Thought It Would Happen to Me
you do what you gotta
Need help
Neighbor Trust
Afraid to be Brave
היי
Forgotten Memories Submerge
Two times. One year.
The First Time
Realization of Rape
Raped After School
Too drunk to respond
Once? Twice? Five Times?
Rape
November ’08
Twice
Raped in College
Breaking Trust
Seis Años
Years in Denial
Black Girl
Still Can’t Believe It
College Professor
Smoke Together
A Meek Young Girl
Not Safe in Your Own Family
My message to all
הטרידו אותי
Hidden Emotions
All Just Too Much
Friends?
Lying Child Molester
The Diaper in the Corner
Being Raped
Remember November
I Don’t Trust My Father
Aftermath
I still see him on campus
Rape??
Rape by Boyfriend
How can we make it stop?
I was raped by a cop
Rape
לא יוצאים מזה…
Naive
Rape
3 years later i still wonder if...
Almost Raped
The Statistics that Changed Me
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
Feelings After I was Raped 20 plus...
Self Worth
f*ck you
Happy Birthday
Rape
Still Going
Life of Trauma
He was 15
When All Hope is Gone
Myself
My Ex-Boyfriend and Rapist
Family rape
He knew what he was doing
Drugged and Gang Raped
Trapped
Pastor’s Son
I said no – but he took...
Hard pregnency and delivery process after being...
כמוני כמוך
Start of grooming at 15
Kidnapped
I am a survivor and got over...
My rape story
More Than a Survivor
היי לינור
James
High School Orientation
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
Raped by Abusive Husband
Believe Her
I am More than a Victim
lucky
It’s OK
Being Raped
First Crush
I know when I see a rapist...
Close of a Brother
Male dancer
Dee Bhagwanji
Nightmare
Ex-Boyfriend
Once Again
Awareness Among Teenage Boys
Feeling weak
Drugged and Raped at Age 14
Robbery
Running
Raped By a Friend
I now know
Survivor

Me and my Best Friend
Naive College Freshman
I’m Disgusted
My Friend’s House
Finally facing it
You Must Acknowledge
Hostage
i was a child.
Why Me, Time and Time Again
A Victim No Longer
A Life of Pain
Careful What You Wish For
Mi Esposa
Metoo
Attempted rape
We Live Part of Hell on Earth
It never seems like Rape to me
I Choose Hope
