#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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People You Do Not Know
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
Rape at Bogota, Colombia
The Man in Uniform
My Story
I Can Barely Remember
I was just 9.
Glitter Girl, Gone.
17
I Didn’t Know What Happened
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
The Statistics that Changed Me
Raped because of who I loved
This Is My Story
Male dancer
My Friend’s House
Raped in Milan
“Me too” On Facebook
Rape
My Boss Raped Me
I Am A Survivor
I Am Still Standing
First boyfriend raped me when i was...
Only I get to make choices for...
Feelings After I was Raped 20 plus...
I’m Not Sure
3 balls, striking
Rape by Boyfriend
De Los 6 a Los 12
NYC Vacation
Tinder Rape
הטרידו אותי
Mental Breakdown
Bad Decisions
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
Messed Up
In Korea
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
I am not a rape victim
Spoke out and was blamed
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
What I Now Feel, Because of Him
Raped at the Air Force Academy
10 Years!
The Summer of 2013
Not all friends are true
Army
I thought you loved me
Embrace It All
My Daughter’s Rape
Happy Birthday
Looking for a lawyer & advocate
Raped in my own bed
Was it rape if he’s my boyfriend?
Rape
אוףףףף
My Story
My first love
Lasting Effects
The First Time
Just Words
Proud
Longest Prayers of My Life
My Multiple-Offender Rape
Raped, Adopted, Raped Again
Prescription Drugs
We Need Peace Too
Rape Being Considered a “Joke”
Ritual Sexual Abuse
19 years later and still thinking about...
Too Afraid To Tell
Everyone loves him
En Enero de 2010
Dad and Uncle Raped Me
A respectable collegue
The Life I Live
My Husband Set Me Up!
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
I Was Raped By An Stranger
Realization of Rape
From Heaven to Hell
Loss of Innocence
Second Night of College
3 years on
We met at the bar
I Don’t Know, Okay?
School Prom
My best friend
A Stong Woman
I guess it was rape
My Fiancé Destroyed Me
Raped by jail guard
Help!! What Can I Do?
Domestic Rape is Real
When I was 4
Need help
My Fears Do Not Define Me
My Story
A Child
A Survivor, Not a Victim
Stronger Than You Think
Relationship does not equal consent
Just Violated
היי לינור
לפני 14 שנים
The rape apology and my reply
Why: A Poem About My Rape
“Trust me, take a chance”
Rape
i just want to tell someone.
Still Unable to Tell People
Finally Accepting I Was Raped
Rape
Together, We Are Brave
