#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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Rape Shaming
Raped in the Air Force
Was it rape? Or my fault?
I Thought I was Safe
Denial
Good Guy
My “Step-father”
Childhood Abuse
Six Year Sentencing Anniversary
Methed for Math Teacher
Sexual Abuse of Minors
Child Molester
My Childhood
Abuse of Men and By My Mother
Drunken Rape
Ruined
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
Drugged raped and failed by justice
My Story
Katie Jones
Date Rape
My Husband Repeatedly Raped me
Happy Survivor
The Day I Was Raped and Abandoned
I didn’t realise until now
Why me?
Male dancer
Tree House
I know when I see a rapist...
Family
My principal mom raped me
I Was Raped By An Stranger
Rape
Twice
Just a Kid
I’m Doing You a Favor
I met evil at a young age
Knowledge is Power
Childhood rape
Drugged After Junior Prom
The secret
הסיפור שלי…
Does “No” mean nothing?
Happy Hell-oween
Stranger, Friend, Lawyer, and Youth Leader
You had no rights
My Relationship With Dad
At 17yr old was raped by my...
My Father
Sexual harassment
Survivor of COCSA
My Story
So Now What?
was i raped?
My story
Date gone wrong
Rape at Bogota, Colombia
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
An older cousin
Mi Esposa
The Night It All Changed
Night Out
Ex-Boyfriend
Holiday Rape
יש חיים אחרי אונס
היי לינור
Raped
Still Terrified
Unknown
Two Friends and Two Boys
Sexual Abuse
UNEXPOSED – AFTER 30 YEARS OF EXTREME...
I Was 16
Rape, Sexual Abuse
Hundreds of Times
My Journey Back to Life
He Lied
5th Grade
Not just me
Raped and Almost Raped and Harassed
Raped At 16, 29, 31
Fear Became a Part of My Life
My best friend
Shelter My Soul
Myself
LOST
These Men are More Protected Than We...
College Student
Young and Innocent
Assault?
Girl Raped By a Girl
Chiropractor
The Night That Changed My World
My boyfriend of 2 years
Online dating
Was It Rape?
The Statistics that Changed Me
Strength to Speak Out
When school isn’t safe. (Australia)
My First Two Times
Read This Please
It’s still happening
Dear Coward
I didn’t even know what was happening
Ex-Boyfriend
Do NOT Trust Strangers
Close of a Brother
Family Member
Nearly 50 years later
Incapacitated Still
Ignored For a Lifetime
אוףףףף
Confused by Rape
הטרידו אותי
Childhood sexual abuse
ללינור היקרה
The Boys Club Continues
I Was Only 7
A family assault
Short Story
J’avais 13 ans
I can say it now
Travelling
One Morning
Raped By a Family Member
How Many Times?
My Story
My survival story
My story growing up with a secret
Fear
Despedida
Rape at Bogota, Colombia
I Choose Hope

