#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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Scared Like Crazy
First boyfriend raped me when i was...
אוףףףף
Happy Birthday
Raped at 17
A letter to my rapist
I Prayed for Death
Survivors of Continuous Events of Sexual ABUSE
I wish I would have been smarter
In My Home
ללינור היקרה
The First Time
Domestic Rape
I Was Prepared
Remember November
Family rape
יש חיים אחרי אונס
My Army Fiance
My Story
Prom’s ideals
Another kid raped me
Kidnapped in Naples
Sexually abused by a 11/12 girl
Walk Me?
Was it Really Rape
Weak
Sexual Abuse
Virgin Rape
Say Something
In Denial of My Rape
Cousin rape
My story growing up with a secret
More Than Once
NO MORE TEARS TO CRY
Raped By Boyfriend
Summer 2019
Not Sure It Happened
I wish I would have been smarter
Family
My best friend
I Had No Idea…
לפני 14 שנים
Taken Advantage
Was It Rape?
Two Friends and Two Boys
Confused and Angry
Unethical or illegal?
He was my best friend
I Thought He Cared
I don’t know if I was raped
College Rape
Assault, Battery, and Rape
Date Rape
Uncomfortable
Survivor of COCSA
Raped in Foster care
The pain that was never mine to...
I can’t remember if I said yes...
Love and Forced abortion
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
My Story
Attempted Rape
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
Extreme Blessings
When I Was 16
I Was Only 7
Need advice
The Cliche
Raped at 17
Is this normal?
Multiple Times
Multiples Agressions Sexuelles
My fiancé is my rapist but I...
I Barely Knew Them
My step dad raped me
My Husband Set Me Up!
UNEXPOSED – AFTER 30 YEARS OF EXTREME...
הסיפור שלי…
10 years later I realised
Call Me Anything But That
I Thought I was Safe
Sally
An Embarrassing Situation
Still Can’t Believe It
She was never the same…
Raped at Camp
Despedida
Finally Arrested
“Me too” On Facebook
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Stolen Innocence
Victim Shaming
When Is Rape Actually Rape?
I Thought I Knew Hi
Roommates
Spoke out and was blamed
Spousal Rape
So Young
My Story
A person to trust became my worst...
Rape & Sexual Assault
Broken Girl
Wrong Choice
STRONG
He Took My Virginity
Too naïve
Read This Please
Just Words
The Courtroom
No Justice
I Trusted Him
Seis Años
The Statistics that Changed Me
Raped in the Air Force
Multiple Rapes
I still see him on campus
Victim No More
The Statistics that Changed Me
Still Confused
J’avais 13 ans
Childhood Trama
Boyfriend Hell
Second Date
Thank you
She wanted me to prove I loved...
I called him my friend
Finally ready to tell my story
Black Girl
Incest
Multiple Sexual Assaults
Once, Twice, Three Times A Victim
Ended in Rape
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
Mi Esposa
Six Year Sentencing Anniversary
School Rape
Resiliency
I Don’t Even Know His Name
I don’t Know, but I Know
Used
גבר אלים וחולני
Six Years of Denial
I forgot, but then I remembered
LOST
Pedophile Neighbour
Still Unable to Tell People
Sharing again
My deaf husband sued the Vatican
כמוני כמוך
Rape
Family of Lies
Molested by my biological father
Afraid of Being Judged
I Didn’t Know What Happened
My abuse story victim to survivor
My 18th Birthday
Proud
Dear Coward
Childhood Trauma
What am I doing wrong
היי
Why
Online Dangers
Healing
It never goes away
Memories Are Back
I’m Confused
Summer of ’09
I want to Call it what it...
My Secret
My Mother Was Raped
My Life History
#IAmBrave and together, #WeAreStrong
A poem about a not so perfect...
Mi Historia
New Years Eve
עדיין מציק
Not Safe in Your Own Family
The Little Girl in Green and Blue...
Why me?
Was I Raped?
Men Like Brett Kavanaugh Make It Hard...
Prey
Just Violated
I tried to bury it for seven...
My experience as an intern in highschool
i was a child.
Healing and releasing painful memories
Why you should talk to your daughters...
Rape, Sexual Abuse
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
My story!
Rape and Not Believed
My mom’s boyfriend assaulted me and my...
Raped By a Family Member
Ex-Boyfriend
Michael B. raped me
It was his word against mine
Closure
Out For A Walk
No one owns your story but you
היי לינור
Online dating
Ms.
Rape
Erase and Rewind
What Was I Thinking?
Third time’s the charm
I was raped
Sex doll
En Enero de 2010
Young and Unaware
Life Purpose
True View
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
I Am Brave!
Ex Boyfriend
Drunken Rape
Bartender Lies
Childhood Abuse
Raped Twice and Attempted Rape Once No...
To the man who stole my independence
Mistaken Identity
One Day At a Time
It’s Been 10 Years
A Fun Night
When I Was 11…
Not normal
Raped At 15
Was I assaulted?
Raped by my boyfriend
Why Me, Time and Time Again
After Wedding
BoR Amendment VI – Protecting Rapists in...
I Didn’t Let It Kill Me
My 21st Birthday
I still see him on campus
Learning to Live With My Rape
That “man”
Male dancer
Myself
הטרידו אותי
Wide awake
“Me too” On Facebook
Rape
You Must Acknowledge
“I should do this more often”
In Korea
Police Officer/Date Rape
She Should Be Over It
His Masterpiece
My 21st Birthday
I Just Started High School
I Never Give Up
