#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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Mrs.
The Summer of 2013
Just Wanted to Escape
Rape
Michelle Johnston
I don’t Know, but I Know
Myself
The Stepmonster
Made in America
My story
A respectable collegue
Attempted Rape
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Serial Rapist
My Mother’s Albatross
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
University Bar
army
Naive
Help !
So drunk I can’t remember
3 Days After Arriving at College
Rape Shaming
Set Up
When Father’s Day is Painful
My Story
There Is Hope For Us
I am More than a Victim
Was I Raped?
In My Home
Confused for Too Long
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Doctor Nightmares
Rape and the Aftermath
One Day At a Time
I was raped
Seis Años
Ms.
Childhood abuse and acquaintance rape
I wish she wouldve helped me
Just A Party
Is Healing Possible?
My Best Friend
Never Heals
You Must Acknowledge
הסיפור שלי…
עדיין מציק
Parasite
He over stepped the mark
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Help
Be Careful Who You Trust
The First Time
Couldnt Damage My Spirit
Older
My Two Days of Hell
An older, popular boy
Little Girl
Nearly 50 years later
NYD
…
Taking Back My Life
Black and Blue
Michael B. raped me
Metoo
My Mother was raped and told me...
Alcohol
UNEXPOSED – AFTER 30 YEARS OF EXTREME...
Glitter Girl, Gone.
Choose healing over silence
27 Hours
Why did this happen to me???
ללינור היקרה
I still feel “crazy”
De Los 6 a Los 12
High School Orientation
I know when I see a rapist...
Erase and Rewind
I Recorded my Rapist
He said he loved me
היי
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
I Came Home
To the men who hurt me
Sex doll
Why Me, Time and Time Again
Mi Esposa
Few People Know
The Story Of Two Rapes
My Ex Husband – My Biggest Enemy
Second Night of College
This is MY story
כמוני כמוך
I Choose Hope

Believe it or Not, It happened to...
Freshman Year
Dad Raped Me
Too naïve
1990
Our Stories & Pain Are Valid
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
Rape
Date Rape
If I Were Stronger Then
The Party
Brave
Endless Shame
Marital Rape
Rape by Boyfriend
My Life, My Achievement
My step dad raped me
My boyfriend
Raped by my boyfriend
Male dancer
I Am A Survivor
Less than a Minute of my Life
Fraternity gang rape
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
No Justice
Being Raped
Thank you for being LOUD!
Multiple Times
Why Me?
BC Oilfield Ruined My Life
No Comfort
Blamed Myself
Embrace It All
A Guy With Crooked Teeth
Molested by my biological father
My Brother’s Best Friend
Going Through the Emotions
Something I’ve Never Shared
Trapped In a Fantasy World
Proud
My Boyfriend
Multiple Times
Unethical or illegal?
So Now What?
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
Am I Wrong?
People You Do Not Know
Obsessed Abusive Ex
Is It Really Rape?
Naive College Freshman
My Story
Survivor, Still Struggling
Weathering The Storm
J’avais 13 ans
Rape
Sexual Abuse
Never Thought It Would Happen To Me
My Innocence Was Taken Away
I’m a Survivor because I am a...
What If I Make You?
First Love to Long Term Abuse
You Can’t Trust Anyone
What To Do IF You’re Not Raped...
Why
my story
Still Confused
Heart broken
It Was My Mom
Frozen
Afraid, Ashamed and Alone
Never Wanted to Believe
Army
In The Concrete Jungle
Broken Trust
Once When I Was 6, Once When...
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
Employer rape
This will be painful
He Was a Friend
What If I Make You?
Relationship does not equal consent
Once When I Was 6, Once When...
Tormented
I Don’t Even Know
Another kid raped me
Raped By My Biological Father
Date Rape
Scammer
Someone I Thought I Could Trust
Wanted Love But Got Rape
That “man”
Years later… meeting my rapist again
My Life Destroyed in 5 Minutes
Sexual Assault
Gray area?
I am a survivor
Set Up
Spoke out and was blamed
When I Was Three
Liberating Moment
Not Really Family
Just Words
Metoo
Help!! What Can I Do?
A Loss to Mankind
Looking for a lawyer & advocate
Just Friends
Sexual abuse by step father
2 Years Ago
Molested by my brother as a child
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Finally Arrested
Lightening Does Strike Twice
Touched
My Step Brother
Not A Trustworthy Man
Raped 14 times in 1 year
Out of Control
Together, We Are Brave


