#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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We Live Part of Hell on Earth
Not My Friend
Stronger Than You Think
I Am Still Standing
Is this normal?
The Aftermath
Too naïve
I didn’t break up with him back...
He bought me chips and sent me...
Ashamed Afraid Angry Grey
Raped
Took Me, Took my Wedding
Grandpa
Love of My Life?
Sex doll
I’m finally letting my hurt out
It Felt Like Rape
Child on Child Sexual Abuse
I Want to Live
Military Sexual Trauma
J’avais 13 ans
Army
He was a friend
Family
Rape
Was it my fault?
3x
The Setup
I was raped for 3 years
Me Too!
Innocence Taken
Blackout
Molested
not the typical rape
My Daughter and I Both
Sexual Abuse
Freeing myself of demons
Piece
The Scapegoat of Shame an Guilt
Permanently Scarred
Date Rape
My Story
In NYC
Broken Trust
How Many Times?
לפני 14 שנים
Do you believe me?
הטרידו אותי
Warning
Neighbors
Drugged
My boyfriend of 2 years
More Than a Survivor
Ms.
Rape
I Am A Survivor
I Didn’t Know
כמוני כמוך
Friends?
Spoke out and was blamed
The Pedophiles’ Paradise
Losing My Virginity to a Campus Rape
Seis Años
Simply My Story
Repeat Offender
High School Orientation
I Just Started High School
No Justice
To my best friend who raped me
He Was My Best Friend
Help
A Dating Experience and My Parents’ Attack
Bringing the Stories to Light
My Ex-Boyfriend and Rapist
No means yes to some
I Thought I Was Safe
Tormented
Patient People
Spousal Rape
Sexual Assault
Lost Soul
My Story
Red Flags
Despedida
Healing in progress
Incest & Date Rape
Rape at Bogota, Colombia
Is It My Fault?
He Lied
Never Lose Hope
my story
An Embarrassing Situation
My Story
Didn’t Think it Could Happen to ME
A Day My Life Changed Forever
An Intruder
Unspoken
I want to Call it what it...
March 1, 2008
Childhood End
Glitter Girl, Gone.
Family Ties
When Does It End
היי לינור
Summer 2019
From Scared Girl to Strong Mother
My Boyfriend Raped Me
Mi Historia
Why me?
Date Raped When I Was 15
My Relationship With Dad
Metoo
עדיין מציק
Pastor’s Son
i was a child.
It is not my fault
Ashamed
הסיפור שלי…
I Was Manipulated
Proud
Nearly 50 years later
I can say it now
The First Time
Molested at 8
Twice
Bad Programming
I wish I could change the past
Did He Rape My Mind Too
It Started with my Brother
In Korea
Too naïve
Raped
Male dancer
We had sex before
Erased From Memory
Hidden Emotions
Looking for a lawyer & advocate
Just Words
From Scared Girl to Strong Mother
Dear Convicted Sex Offender (Finally)
Freshman on Campus
In The Past
Abused By My Cousin and Uncle
I was attacked at 19 years old
Losing my virginity
If I Were Stronger Then
Lifetime of Abuse
Stress
why me
3 incidents
Myself
Was it Really Rape
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Trying To Be Better
לא יוצאים מזה…
The Party
I was a raped by a couple...
My Sister and I were Abused
Feeling Alone
Finally Sharing
First Time
Former partner would berate me
My Snowball Effect
Unethical or illegal?
Twice
They Blamed it on the Tequila
College Campus Rape
My Best Friend
Rape is Real
Years in Denial
Brothers
My principal mom raped me
LOST
I know when I see a rapist...
One Day At a Time
Ignored For a Lifetime
I Am Brave

I still don’t know what happened
Erase and Rewind
A respectable collegue
Now I Understand My Husband
Raped in the Air Force
As If It Never Happened
my teacher grabbed me
HE Haunts Me
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
Raped After School
I Choose Hope

My Daughter’s Rape
Light In The Dark
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Babysitter
3 incidents
Almost A Stranger
Drugged
My Daughter
Daycare
I thought he was my friend
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
High School Rape
First Frat Party
No
היי
What I Now Feel, Because of Him
Be Careful Who You Trust
Mental Breakdown
It Kills Me
You were supposed to be my friend
Me and my Best Friend
Night of Psychedelic Horror
People You Do Not Know
Believe it or Not, It happened to...
A Journal of a Wayward Child
My Interview
גבר אלים וחולני
The First Time
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
Need help
Black Out
#IStandWithHer
Ms
75 Percent Humidity
Love of My Life?
Raped in Foster care
Brave Miss(es) Indeed
ללינור היקרה
Just a Child
Rape Victim / Rapist in Hollywood
Breaking Trust
The Boys Club Continues
3 years on
It was just a friend date
Too drunk to respond
Closure
Creepy Grand Uncle
Freshman Year
Disappointed
Blindsided
Kibbutz
When I Was 11…
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
The Hole in My Heart
Family Member
My Best Friend
My sisters boyfriend abused me
My First Two Times
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Safe Isn’t Always What We Believe
I Prayed for Death
Army
Kidnapped and raped at gunpoint
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
Thank you for being LOUD!
אוףףףף
I Said No
Broken Hearted
So drunk I can’t remember
The Statistics that Changed Me
It was in a society that told...
I Was Only 7
I am J. D. R., and I...
New Year’s Eve Party
Betrayed
The Girl Who Went To College
I just wanted to give him a...
My biggest mistake
Abused for years on and off
My Daughter
Abuse Continued
Four Years Ago
Years later… meeting my rapist again
Day at the Lake
What’s Done Is Done
Middle school sexual harassment
En Enero de 2010
Still Unable to Tell People
I Too Was Raped
Was It Rape?
I Thought He Loved Me
You had no rights
MY Inspirational Story
Rape by Boyfriend
Raped by my Step Brother
I Thought He Loved Me
The Day I Was Raped and Abandoned
Glitter Girl, Gone.
Alcohol Convinced Me It Was My Fault,...
Finally Sharing
Never a Victim; Only Myself
The Setup
Drug raped
I was molested and raped at 6
My Story of a Gang Rape
Domestic rape
My story growing up with a secret
Afraid of Being Judged
Scar
To protect and serve
Rock It!

