#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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40 years
It Was the Second
הסיפור שלי…
Only Six
I Was Only 14
Too naïve
I Am More Than It
Unbelievable
Freshman Year
My stepfather
Nothing important…
Erase and Rewind
Incest
This Is My Story
J’avais 13 ans
Love and Forced abortion
When My Body Wasn’t Mine.
No Wasn’t Good Enough
I was born for this
Kidnapped in Naples
I Am Brave

I don’t know what happened
Date Rape
Sex doll
He Was My Boyfriend
Incest & Date Rape
I still see him on campus
הטרידו אותי
A Long Healing Process
Friends?
Rape
He said I wanted it
Motel 6 Nightmare
היי
Panic Attack
My Relationship With Dad
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
Raped After School
Drugged
Sexual Assault
Metoo
My experience as an intern in highschool
Friend of mines set me up
My Side
Confusion
Abused at the Age of 4
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
A learning experience
Proof, but no Witnesses
The Statistics that Changed Me
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Trader Joes
Proud
I was born for this
Just a Kid
Nightmare
So Now What?
It was never…..That
Speak Up
I was used. I got left. I...
Scammer
J’avais 13 ans
F
Sexually assaulted at 4
A respectable collegue
He Loved Me
Victim Shaming
I Thought It Was My Fault
Raped as a Young Boy
“Me too” On Facebook
I Was Raped By An Stranger
At 17yr old was raped by my...
I Said No
Once When I Was 6, Once When...
What now…?
No Title Will Stop How I Feel
Bad Morning
They Laughed
Help
Birthday Rape
Ms.
Roommates
Once? Twice? Five Times?
Someone I Thought I Could Trust
Myself
April 19th
Mi Esposa
It was
Rape
Was it rape if he’s my boyfriend?
My Story
Coming forward turned into a nightmare
לא יוצאים מזה…
I still don’t know
Rape
Someone I Thought I Could Trust
You Were My Friend
Losing My Virginity to a Campus Rape
In 1978
Rape survivor
Broken Girl
Happily Married, Rape Survivor
Cavemen
Broken Trust
Groomed
I Lost My Virginity
En Enero de 2010
Mi Historia
Six Years of Denial
#MeToo I am 1
Six Year Sentencing Anniversary
Raped by stranger x2
Quarterly Review
College Student
They thought it was fun
Parasite
A Wolf Hidden In Sheeps Clothing
I was raped…
14 year old raped at school
I Still Blame Myself
Spring Break Nightmare
I still see him on campus
Date Raped
Child sexual abuse
Raped by Abusive Husband
Holiday Rape
עדיין מציק
Useless tears
I was raped for 3 years
I blamed myself for so long
Football Player
It Can Happen To Anyone
Naive College Freshman
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
Dad Raped Me
College Rape
Impacted Forever
My Story, My Nightmare
Online dating
The Cliche
My Rape Stories
A Voice to be Heard
Black Girl
An Abnormal Reaction
The secret
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
היי לינור
Unwanted Flashbacks
Second Night of College
Childhood abuse and acquaintance rape
Kibbutz
I was raped
With Love
Drunken Rape
Stuck
My 21st Birthday
Childhood Rape
Hidden Emotions
Rape, Sexual Abuse
With Love
I Prayed for Death
Once, Twice, Three Times A Victim
אוףףףף
A young mother
Closure
Sexual abuse by step father
Surviving my father
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
I Was Only 7
Being Raped
Childhood Rape
Light In The Dark
Nothing important…
Metoo
Looking for a lawyer & advocate
גבר אלים וחולני
LOST
Diana Oakley’s Story
3 years later i still wonder if...
Cavemen
Spoke out and was blamed
Pretty Girls
My Story
Man Raped By Man
My Story
Harassment at Work
Be Strong
Gang Rape
Robbery
Survivor
