#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.
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Brother & Sister
Raped Three Times
Drugged After Junior Prom
Moving On
3 years on
I didn’t fight back.
East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer – Joseph...
raped and isolated
Shame
After I Was Raped
Seis Años
Erase and Rewind
Hidden Emotions
Male dancer
My Scars Do Not Define Me
Rape
אוףףףף
He had my pants down
Secret overload
Raped and Molested
Just Words
לא יוצאים מזה…
Deja Vu
Too naïve
So Now What?
I didn’t break up with him back...
Myself
Cavemen
I Was Only 7
The Cliche
I can say it now
Holiday Rape
Being Done
Anywhere I Go
A Stong Woman
Wanted Love But Got Rape
A respectable collegue
Sexual Harrassment
Ms.
How My Life Has Changed
De Los 6 a Los 12
Sexist Families Leave Girls Vulnerable to Rape
Confused
I loved him
My Innocence Was Taken Away
#IAmBrave and together, #WeAreStrong
Scared and Confused
A Letter to My Rapist
My Boyfriend Raped Me
What Is Success?
Looking for a lawyer & advocate
This Is My Story
Rape & Sexual Assault
Half sister
I Thought It Was Normal
Broken Girl
יש חיים אחרי אונס
Running
היי
J’avais 13 ans
The Summer of 2013
Raped By a Family Member
My best friends dad
Boyfriend Forcefully Sodomized Me
sexual assault
Not all friends are true
My best friend raped me
I Was Dating Him
Proud
Sexual Assault
Halloween Nightmare
Despedida
ללינור היקרה
What’s Done Is Done
Not like the rape you always hear...
Sex doll
Sexual Abuse
Was I Raped?
He Was My Father
Raped By My Father
Asking for advice
If your boyfriend does it is is...
Hard pregnency and delivery process after being...
My Mother’s Albatross
Broken
My Parents Didnt Do Anything
My First Time Speaking Up
I thought he was a friend
Perfect on Paper
So Long Ago But Still With Me
Time Stood Still
I am J. D. R., and I...
Aftermath
Need advice
Life of Trauma
Why
היי לינור
כמוני כמוך
Raped by my Stepfather
Chaos
April 19th
Unsure
2 Years Ago
It was his word against mine
Rape
Spoke out and was blamed
Unhealthy Relationship
Date gone wrong
They thought it was fun
No More Silence
Boyfriend Hell
My Husband Set Me Up!
Raped in the Air Force
Raped by jail guard
Abused By My Father
I Was 10
When Is Rape Actually Rape?
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
This Is My Story
Summer 2019
You Can’t Trust Anyone
Let’s Fight Back With Love
The cycle
My deaf husband sued the Vatican
Personal Statement – Written January 2017
My brother let him in
Dream Job, Turned Nightmare
School Rape
The First Man Who Broke My Heart
A Literal Fight
Hard Time
Hurt and Anger
In Five Years
I Didn’t Know I Was Raped
My Step-Parent
He was my best friend
My Brother’s Best Friend
Being weak or stupid
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
There Is Hope For Us
Constant fear
He Stole Something From Me
Rape Shaming
Mi Esposa
Enough Is Enough
7 years and it still controls me
What If I Make You?
75 Percent Humidity
Trying To Help
Didn’t Think it Could Happen to ME
En Enero de 2010
I still feel like it’s my fault
I don’t know anymore
Had Her Back
Empty
Together, We Are Brave
