#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.
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7 years and it still controls me
Not Living the Life I Once Lived
Just Words
So drunk I can’t remember
He said he’d never do it again
I don’t know if it’s rape
Personal Statement – Written January 2017
“raped” by my long time bf
Narcissistic Ex
5 years now
גבר אלים וחולני
I Am Beautiful Now
Life Changed
My deaf husband sued the Vatican
It Happened To Me
Bringing the Stories to Light
I Thought He Loved Me
Sexual Abuse and Rape
No Wasn’t Good Enough
A respectable collegue
Help!! What Can I Do?
Just a Child
my story
Halloween Nightmare
Dirty Whore
יש חיים אחרי אונס
לא יוצאים מזה…
Raped
Child abuse
Scared
Spoke out and was blamed
My Daughter’s Story
Army
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
Broken Trust
I thought he was a friend
He had my pants down
Abusive Relationship
I don’t know what happened
Abused By My Cousin and Uncle
Motel 6 Nightmare
He ignored me
Story Subject: * I thought he was...
Raped At 16, 29, 31
Woke up violated and confused.
I Was Only 7
My best friends dad
Rape
Afraid, Ashamed and Alone
Years later… meeting my rapist again
Rape
SURVIVOR OF RAPE
The Statistics that Changed Me
I Didn’t Know I Was Raped
I should’ve tried harder to stop it
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Raped By a Family Member
Not normal
Workplace Sexual Harassment
I Hate You
The Woods Don’t Speak
sexual assault
A Girl Who Cried Wolf
People You Do Not Know
Rape
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
One Day At a Time
Touched by my cousin
I said YES
Rape
Didn’t Think it Could Happen to ME
Never Ending
I am More than a Victim
Remember as a victim you have done...
Scammer
Metoo
כמוני כמוך
I’ve Never Told Anyone Before
My Husband thought he was entitled to...
Drugged
Michelle Johnston
Myself
7th Grade Assault
Sexual Abuse
5th Grade
Girl Raped By a Girl
Sex doll
Let’s Fight Back With Love
Warning
De Los 6 a Los 12
Not My Friend
Multiple Sexual Assaults
Constant fear
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Afraid, Ashamed and Alone
Molested
היי
Help
He took away my innocence
Ms.
I Thought I Was Safe
What Is Success?
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
When school isn’t safe. (Australia)
One Morning
Raped Twice and Attempted Rape Once No...
Sexual abuse
I am not a rape victim
Ex-Boyfriend
This will be painful
School Rape
Rape & Sexual Assault
Ready to Share
You Were Suppose To Protect Me
When will it be enough?
J’avais 13 ans
Trapped In a Fantasy World
Different face, but the same monster
I don’t know anymore
The Day I Was Raped and Abandoned
Him or Me
Unspoken
Attempted Rape
A Lifetime of #MeToo – How Sexual...
No
Assault In the Family
My age was never taken into account
I finally said NO
Alone and Afraid
Weak
We met at the bar
Drunken rape
I Am a Survivor
You Were My Friend
Fishing Trips
Life Purpose
Marital Rape
Naive and Raped at 15
Stranger Rape
Age 6 abused
I Too Was Raped
Night Out
Relationship does not equal consent
My Life in Foster Care
But I Was Drunk
Family
It’s my fault
It’s My Fault
I dont know what to call it
I thought he was a friend
i was sexually abused
He Was My Best Friend
My Best Friend’s Brother
ללינור היקרה
My Friend’s House
My Own Street
Effort To Survive
The Healing Process
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Rape & Sexual Assault
הטרידו אותי
I Trusted Him
Broken Hearted
Couldnt Damage My Spirit
Lying Child Molester
My Rape
Unethical or illegal?
Rape Shaming
A Family Member Sexually Took Advantage Of...
College Professor
Isn’t Any Proof
My Religious Teacher
Your truth will change someones’ life.
A Lifetime of #MeToo – How Sexual...
My Story
Gang Raped
הסיפור שלי…
Serial Rapist
Stolen Innocence
Another Victim
Rape
Roommates
A secondary survivor
Not all friends are true
My Best Friend
School Prom
Summer 2019
Cousin Rape
The abuser
Dad Raped Me
NYD
Thank You
Bus Ride
Don’t Walk By Yourself
My Multiple-Offender Rape
I was kidnapped, beaten, knocked out and...
My Step Brother Raped Me
Rape
You Were My Brother’s Best Friend
1 hour 3 days
Nashville Sweetheart
Survivors of Continuous Events of Sexual ABUSE
Letter to…
Friend of mines set me up
Are you sure?
Glitter Girl, Gone.
Secret Sorrow
What If I Make You?
f*ck you
Things do get better
Male dancer
Remember November
I Thought I Knew Hi
Why
“No” is Universal
I don’t know anymore
Okay, Not Okay
Multiple Times
לפני 14 שנים
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Young and Unaware
Why: A Poem About My Rape
Out For A Walk
I lost myself before I even knew...
Seis Años
Assault
Still Unable to Tell People
Dad and Uncle Raped Me
Abuse Continued
Sex Slave
PART 4: My True, Horrid, and Concluded...
Drugged
(Part of) My Story
Spoke out and was blamed
3 Generations
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
An Unknown Face & Hands
Despedida
Does the pain ever go away?
Seeing My Rapist Everday
I thought we were friends
Losing my virginity
I don’t know what to do
Happily Married, Rape Survivor
Mi Esposa
Unlucky
I am a survivor
I loved him
Letter to My Rapist
Happy Survivor
I didn’t think she would do this
My Oldest Friend
Braver
