#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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לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
Confused by Rape
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
No Longer Silent
Rape
Because of You
From Scared Girl to Strong Mother
Myself
Ms
Just a Joke
Travel
A Long Healing Process
Was It My Fault?
Second Date
I Had No Voice
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Mi Esposa
My Horrific Nightmare
This is MY story
Summer 2019
Mi Historia
כמוני כמוך
Too naïve
Sexual Abuse
Circumstances Collided That Night
Intruded
I Didn’t Know What Happened
A Wolf Hidden In Sheeps Clothing
April 8th, 2016
Never Heals
Molestation
I Am Not Brave
Alcohol Convinced Me It Was My Fault,...
Some of my story
Rape
A person to trust became my worst...
Once When I Was 6, Once When...
What am I doing wrong
Bad Place…Bad…Bad…Bad
Rape
Brock and Will
Step Dad
My story
Sexual Abuse and Rape
הטרידו אותי
I want to Call it what it...
Army
I didn’t say no
God Saw You Kill My Two Little...
My Innocence Was Taken Away
Erase and Rewind
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Drugged and Gang Raped
My Friend
Out For A Walk
Being Done
5
A Lifetime of #MeToo – How Sexual...
Letter to…
My Story
I am a survivor
He doesn’t even know he raped me
Scars That Heal
Is Healing Possible?
J’avais 13 ans
My Life, My Achievement
I felt like it didn’t count because...
Roommates
I know when I see a rapist...
Afraid, Ashamed and Alone
Couch Surfing
I Repressed Everything… Until Now
Nobody Knows
My Story – Not a fun one.
Dream / Recall
Let’s Fight Back With Love
Thank you for being LOUD!
I was raped by a cop
Child sexual abuse
Everyone loves him
Over 40 years Ago
I’m a Survivor because I am a...
So drunk I can’t remember
Keep it to myself
Confused by Rape
Raped in the Air Force
Sexual Assault Survival
I Can Barely Remember
Despedida
To the man who stole my independence
Surviving, Kinda
Drugged raped and failed by justice
Forced, De-flowered
After 14 Years
Realization of Rape
Let Down
Out of Control
Drunk and Alone
J’avais 13 ans
Rape
Gang Rape
Justice
Thought He Was A Friend
יש חיים אחרי אונס
The Friend
Date Rape
I Was Prepared
Gang raped foolishly
Left Me In Pieces
Permanently Scarred
My abuse
Incest
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Help…
Domestic Rape
Rape & Sexual Assault
My Rape
Liar, Liar
I loved him
It wasn’t your fault
Raped After School
My Story
At 13
Life Purpose
I was raped
Still Can’t Believe It
3x
Was it rape if he’s my boyfriend?
Was It Rape?
I didn’t even know I was pregnant
Why Me?
Fenced In
An Unknown Face & Hands
Rape is Real
Broken Girl
Broken Girl
Fraternity gang rape
Too afraid to say no
The Woods Don’t Speak
He Took My Virginity
My Brothers Two Best Friends
Raped at Camp
My Best Friend
Someday Soon
A Family Member Sexually Took Advantage Of...
Drugged
The Cliche
I was raped
3 Times is Not Charming
The pain that was never mine to...
I am More than a Victim
Seis Años
Ignored For a Lifetime
The Friendship I Always Never Wanted
Rape & Sexual Assault
My Daughter’s Rape
Spring Break
Raped by Him
Domestic rape
Pain
7 years and it still controls me
Dads boss daughter!!!!!!
My Girlfriend of Two Years
17
My message to all
My Life Changed
Just Fine
Do you believe me?
I finally said NO
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
Young and Innocent
היי
Nearly 50 years later
Why you should talk to your daughters...
Not safe in my own skin
Spring Break Nightmare
Bringing the Stories to Light
“raped” by my long time bf
my story
Not My Friend
He said he’d never do it again
A story of a not so perfect...
Male dancer
I Hate You
En Enero de 2010
Glitter Girl, Gone.
School Prom
I Remember Being Happy
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
Stronger
It Happened More Than Once
Innocence Taken
Your First
I Was Only 7
I met evil at a young age
Something I’ve Never Shared
A Story
Don’t Give Up

