#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.
Contact us here: producers@BraveMissWorld.com
Watch the Emmy-nominated Brave Miss World on…
Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80222025
iTunes: http://apple.co/1Og611n
Amazon: http://amzn.com/B0194BJ5MO
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/bravemissworld
An older, popular boy
What am I doing wrong
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Ignored For a Lifetime
Raped by stranger x2
The Silent But Haunting Wounds Of Rape
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
I Was Only 7
Why Didn’t You Speak Up?
Lost Soul
Dating & Relatives
Dream / Recall
Drugged and Gang Raped
Lost Soul
Too naïve
En Enero de 2010
My Rape
Help…
In Korea
I’ve lost my trust with men
Army
She Should Be Over It
What even happened
Feelings After I was Raped 20 plus...
A respectable collegue
No Wasn’t Good Enough
היי לינור
I am a Survivor
My Abusive Ex-Boyfriend
My Daughter and I Both
My Snowball Effect
All Just Too Much
Summer 2019
Grooming
De Los 6 a Los 12
Just Words
Christianity teaches men to treat women like...
Many Years Ago
Finally Accepting I Was Raped
Finally facing it
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
Rape
CPS Let My Rapist Walk Free
Bad Morning
Myself
Shattered
When It’s Personal
Believe Her
Rape
Raped By Family
5
I Kept Saying No
my sexual abuse story that i kept...
An Orphanage
Life of Trauma
Raped as a Baby
I was raped
Finally Sharing
The Day I Was Raped and Abandoned
I still see him on campus
Blindsided
Rape
A Zillion Baths But Still Feel Dirty
I’m a Survivor because I am a...
My Own Street
I Was Just A Baby
Rape
Raped By 6 Policemen
I know when I see a rapist...
Despedida
He was a friend
He was a trusted friend, until he...
School Rape
Shelter My Soul
Invictus
My so called “best friend”
גבר אלים וחולני
A not so perfect family exposed to...
High School Orientation
Supposed To Be There
Feelings After I was Raped 20 plus...
Respect
The children are the priority here
לפני 14 שנים
My Rape Story
Childhood of assault
I was raped
Thank You
Mi Historia
I was just 9.
I need some advice
Family Secrets
Was it rape?
ללינור היקרה
Six months in the making..
Cavemen
Still Unable to Tell People
A Poem
Sex doll
Married to my Rapist
37 Years Ago
Raped by Brother
3 balls, striking
Raped by my step fathers
Unethical or illegal?
My Ex-Boyfriend and Rapist
Only I get to make choices for...
I Am Brave

I’m Only Stronger
I guess it was rape
Confused by Rape
40 years
Rape
My story growing up with a secret
My First Two Times
My Younger Sister
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Struggling to Survive
Help!! What Can I Do?
Harassment at Work
Dad Raped Me
Off My Shoulders
Alcohol
Shame Destroys
לא יוצאים מזה…
Are you sure?
אוףףףף
Drunk and Alone
My Ongoing Journey
I Didn’t Even Know Him
Holiday Rape
Ex-Boyfriend
Rape Being Considered a “Joke”
rape
Do NOT Trust Strangers
Molested by Cousin
Emotional Abuse
Survivor

My childhood
Drunk and taken advantage of
Date Rape
My Boyfriend
Raped by a work colleague
Just Violated
Raped Three Times
Forever Changed
Sexual Assault
I was raped and didn’t know
Worst Day Ever
“I should do this more often”
I am not a rape victim
עדיין מציק
I Never Thought
Too good to be true
Knowledge is Power
Raped By a Friend
Patient People
My Cousin
4 Years Ago
Raped in the Air Force
Rape at Bogota, Colombia
A person to trust became my worst...
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Date Rape
Alone No Longer, Brave Till the End
Afraid, Ashamed and Alone
Motel 6 Nightmare
A letter to my rapist
Unknown
April 2015
5 years now
Healing in progress
3 Different Times
Ex-Boyfriend
two years ago
So drunk I can’t remember
Raped
Rape
Spoke out and was blamed
They thought it was fun
My Daughter
It wasn’t your fault
Male dancer
Hateful
Child sexual abuse
Raped as a Baby
Life Changer
Was it my fault?
Loss of Trust
My Story
April 8th, 2016
A person to trust became my worst...
Seis Años
Sexual Harrassment
Molestation
Males can be victims too
3 years on
Sexual abuse
I Thought I Knew Hi
Quarterly Review
Raped By My Brother’s Friend
I thought he was a friend
I “needed” to do this!
Be Careful Who You Trust
I was 5.
Christmas Horror
Dad and Uncle Raped Me
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
Just Wanted to Escape
Stranger, Friend, Lawyer, and Youth Leader
#IAmBrave and together, #WeAreStrong
He ruined my life
My Nightmare
יש חיים אחרי אונס
Life Was Ruined
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
We Live Part of Hell on Earth
In Korea
Not Safe in Your Own Family
Walk Me?
To this day I still feel sick…
His Masterpiece
Personal Statement – Written January 2017
Happily Married, Rape Survivor
Smoke Together
הטרידו אותי
Stepfather
Once, Twice, Three Times A Victim
Growth
I’m a functioning alcoholic
Rape
Braver
