#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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New Years Eve
Devil In Disguise
Half sister
What’s Done Is Done
Night of Psychedelic Horror
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Chiropractor
My Life History
Manhandling to Rape
Guilt and Shame Almost Killed
I know when I see a rapist...
Okay, Not Okay
A young mother
One in Four
Because of You
My Beloved Man
#IAmBrave and together, #WeAreStrong
Someone I should be able to trust
לא יוצאים מזה…
Deep Scars
Empty
My Story, My Nightmare
It was just a friend date
Every one ignored me
Holding My Feelings In
Married to Abuser
Male dancer
God Saved Me
The Same Effect
LOST
I Didn’t See It In Time
I Thought I was Safe
Confused
J’avais 13 ans
I Barely Knew Them
Sexual Abuse
Even Lawyers Get Raped
My story
An older cousin
Still Can’t Believe It
My Year in Hell
Childhood Friend
Kibbutz
He doesn’t even know he raped me
Freshman on Campus
I’m getting Married tomorrow
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
This Is My Story
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Drugged and Gang Raped
My Story
Raped By Boyfriend
Twice a pattern?
Scared Like Crazy
Raped By 6 Policemen
Why you should talk to your daughters...
Young and Unaware
My Two Days of Hell
Mi Esposa
Childhood Trauma
Was It My Fault?
So Now What?
*rape
Confused
So Many Years to Remember
Hidden Emotions
Why: A Poem About My Rape
A respectable collegue
My husband raped me when I took...
My Mother was raped and told me...
עדיין מציק
I Remember Being Happy
My story growing up with a secret
Teen-ager Trauma
יש חיים אחרי אונס
Rape or Not?
Broken Homes, Broken Families
I can’t keep quiet anymore
MY Inspirational Story
Molested
Was it my fault
Feels like i am drowning
הסיפור שלי…
היי
Almost A Stranger
sexual assault
Coming forward turned into a nightmare
Six months in the making..
Party Time
Fishing Trips
Another Victim
Erase and Rewind
Fiance Father of my Child
My 19 year old cousin
Dad Raped Me
Warning
I Am Victorious!
I Said No
Former partner would berate me
When My Body Wasn’t Mine.
Rape
Raped as a Baby
Raped in College
I Don’t Even Know His Name
My “Step-father”
Unbelievable
My mother’s boyfriend
Why you should talk to your daughters...
Just Words
Trader Joes
my story
Was it rape if he’s my boyfriend?
Losing My Virginity to a Campus Rape
14 Years, He Was Like A Brother
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
High School Rape
Ms.
Afraid of Being Judged
אוףףףף
Afraid, Ashamed and Alone
My Trauma(s)
לפני 14 שנים
The Mailman Raped Me
Testifying
My Secret
Stolen innocence
היי לינור
My Journey (sexual abuse)
Not Safe in Your Own Family
Stranger Danger, Yeah Right.
They will never know what they did...
Blackout
My Rape Story
We Live Part of Hell on Earth
Shelter My Soul
Being Raped
My Rape
A Voice to be Heard
Drunken Rape
More Witness than I Care to Live...
Confused and Angry
Will I ever get over it.
I never thought it could happen to...
Step Dad
Mi Historia
My Friend’s House
My Brave Daughter
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Raped in the Air Force
I Am A Survivor
We Stand Together
Ready to Share
Date Rape
Do I even belong here?
Six Year Sentencing Anniversary
Katie Jones
Sex doll
Pedophile Neighbour
My Childhood
My life as a survivor
Abused By A Therapist
Third time’s the charm
Too Close for Comfort
I thought we were friends
Breaking the Trust
Was It Rape
Heavy Is The Head
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Sexual Abuse
Say Something
כמוני כמוך
Molested, Tortured, Rape, Survivor
Bruises and Scars
Remember as a victim you have done...
Sleep Over
I wish I could change the past
So Young
That’s not Me, it’s Her
From Heaven to Hell
On the Way Home
Ended in Rape
Life Changer
Mistaken Identity
College Rape
Family Member
My ex
I Was Dating Him
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
גבר אלים וחולני
I Was Just a Dancer
My Boyfriend Raped Me
The Night That Changed My Life
So drunk I can’t remember
Hope after repeated rape
My Abusive Ex-Boyfriend
Too naïve
Motel 6 Nightmare
Stranger Rape
Unspoken
Never Thought It Would Happen To Me
Rape
There Is Hope For Us
Rape at Bogota, Colombia
Not A Trustworthy Man
75 Percent Humidity
Unicorns
Raped as a child and teen
It Started With Rape
Betrayed By My Own Mind
He was a friend
I Thought He Loved Me
Becoming a Warrior
Piece
I Lost My Teenage Years
My rape story
She sent a Warning, and Paid for...
The Statistics that Changed Me
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
I Am Brave!
A Voice to be Heard
Older
Raped By 6 Policemen
I am a survivor
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
I am a Survivor
Summer 2019
Senior Year Ended In The First Week
It was never…..That
This is my story
Bad Programming
Married My Rapist
The Pastor of My Church
My Story
Rape Shaming
The Elevator Man
I Was a Fool for Him
A Literal Fight
Made in America
My best friend raped me
Letter to…
Lying Child Molester
Rape on a Foreign Exchange Trip
Narcissistic Ex
Myself
Anxiety
He bought me chips and sent me...
Hurt and Anger
He was a friend
It Was the Second
Raped by Brother
He Took My Virginity
ללינור היקרה
Is It Really Rape?
Workplace Sexual Harassment
My abuse story victim to survivor
I was 8 years old
My year abroad
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
Raped By A Registered Sex Offender
Raped Study Abroad in Seoul
Michelle Johnston
Ketamine Rape
Molestation
Raped After School
לפני 14 שנים
Blamed Myself
Date Rape
When I Was 8 Years Old
I am a survivor
Halloween 2014
Love and Forced abortion
I Was Manipulated
Despedida
Army
Started With My Father
Survivor, Still Struggling
Confused by Rape
First Frat Party
Thought He Was A Friend
Never Be the Same Again
Weak
Waiting For Justice
Speaking Up for Women
Why me?
Too drunk to respond
My Story
Left Me In Pieces
Let’s Fight Back With Love
Unethical or illegal?
So Many Times
Spoke out and was blamed
Walk Me?
Freshman Year
Raped By 6 Policemen
Deja Vu
Never forgot
Black Out
My step dad raped me
Ready to Share
En Enero de 2010
Ignored
Too much trauma
Blackout
A Family Member Sexually Took Advantage Of...
Rape
When will it be enough?
My Story
Stranger, Friend, Lawyer, and Youth Leader
Breaking the Silence
