#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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Dad Raped Me
A Different MeToo
I wish I could change the past
My stepfather
He’s Still Out There
Male dancer
My Trauma(s)
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
Surpris à la Maison
Bad Date
Rape Shaming
You were supposed to be my friend
I still see him on campus
Every Way Imaginable
My story
Lost Dignity
“No” is Universal
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Raped
I’m a Survivor because I am a...
Teen-ager Trauma
So Many Times
Raped in the Air Force
I Recorded my Rapist
Silent Rape
Spoke out and was blamed
Piece
“I should do this more often”
Attempted Rape
Stolen Innocence
The cycle
My First Boyfriend
Growth
Trapped In a Fantasy World
I Was 3 Years Old
Prisoner of Love
Raped and Molested
I know when I see a rapist...
Someone so close to me
Together, We Are Brave

Daddy?
My Friend
A story of a not so perfect...
More Witness than I Care to Live...
So long, I’ll be seeing you everywhere
Bleeding Through My Tears
Drug raped
I Want to Be Brave
I Was Only 7
Was It My Fault?
Anal Rape
Ms.
5th Grade
In The Concrete Jungle
In Front of My Girls
Stronger Than You Think
First Crush
My Mother Was Raped
I got away
Senior Year Ended In The First Week
Rape
Childhood Rape
I Recorded my Rapist
I WAS RAPED BY SEVERAL
My Coach My Rapist
not the typical rape
Army
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
My Modeling Experience
Myself
The Friendship I Always Never Wanted
Rape
לא יוצאים מזה…
I Recorded my Rapist
גבר אלים וחולני
Gang Rape At 15 Years Old
Feeling weak
Scared Like Crazy
I said no – but he took...
I was raped for 5 years when...
הטרידו אותי
Day at the Lake
School Bathroom
Shattered Childhood
my story
My “Step-father”
My Story, My Nightmare
A Year After
Marital Rape and the abuser in my...
The Night I Wished Never Happened!!
An Abnormal Reaction
Childhood Trauma
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Afraid, Ashamed and Alone
Mi Historia
Friend of mines set me up
My Last Party
One in Four
Afraid of Being Judged
I now know
4 Years Ago
Husband raped? Well people don’t call it...
Twice
#MeToo, too
עדיין מציק
I Feel So Betrayed
Lightening Does Strike Twice
It was not my fault
So Young
He’s Your Husband, It’s Not Rape
UNEXPOSED – AFTER 30 YEARS OF EXTREME...
I wish she wouldve helped me
Believe Her
Male dancer
My Abusive Ex-Boyfriend
כמוני כמוך
I Thought He Cared
אוףףףף
Returning to Mexico
So Long Ago But Still With Me
Relationship does not equal consent
Dream / Recall
SA in school
My Story
Rape
Brothers
Me & My Girlfriend
I Recorded my Rapist
The Day I Was Raped and Abandoned
My Story
I thought he was a friend
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
A poem about a not so perfect...
Raped By Family
it was 1 am
Broken Trust
Endless Shame
Pastor’s Son
Sex doll
f*ck you
Two Friends and Two Boys
I was a raped by a couple...
Online Dangers
Abused By My Cousin and Uncle
16 times
I Thought He Loved Me
They Laughed
Proud
He Was Saving Me From Me
I Said No
So long, I’ll be seeing you everywhere
Too naïve
The Summer of 2013
Thank you
Just Violated
I Trusted Him
I don’t know if it counts
Life Changer
Michael B. raped me
Betrayed
I Want to Live
היי לינור
My Innocence Was Taken Away
I Am a Survivor…
Confused by Rape
My rape story
Innocence Taken
The Cliche
I’m a Survivor because I am a...
My Horrific Nightmare
Another kid raped me
A Big Man
I was sexually assaulted
Hidden Emotions
Ashamed Afraid Angry Grey
ללינור היקרה
I was carrying his daughter.
Why Me Over and Over?
Lightening Does Strike Twice
De Los 6 a Los 12
The Setup
Today, I Let It All Go
I was 13
Six Year Old’s Point of View
Workplace Sexual Harassment
7th Grade Assault
Shelter My Soul
Sexual Abuse
St. Louis Riots
I Said No
Didn’t Know Until Later
הסיפור שלי…
Mi Esposa
Blackout
Was it rape? Or my fault?
לפני 14 שנים
Lotus
My rape story
A Message from the Director
