#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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Is It Rape When It’s Your Husband??
Constant fear
#MeToo 5 years later…
Unethical or illegal?
Warrior
Victimization
Years later… meeting my rapist again
Unhealthy Relationship
Blackout
Panic Attack
Summer 2019
It is not my fault
He Was a Cop
Today, I Let It All Go
Victim Shaming
He was jealous of my new friend
The Life I Live
I’m the Slut. I Must’ve Wanted It.
Perfect on Paper
Rape
Drugged and Raped
The Trauma That Made Me
Friends With Benefit Raped Me After I...
5 Years On
7th Grade Assault
I Was Only 7
Rape
Raped more than once
My 21st Birthday
I Was 20
The Statistics that Changed Me
Too Afraid To Tell
לא יוצאים מזה…
Spousal Rape
Just Playing
Stolen innocence
Grooming
Mi Esposa
Don’t Want to Anymore
Around 9 PM
Blaming Myself
Roommates
Always the Girls Fault
Manipulation
My Story
Breaking the Silence
Our Stories & Pain Are Valid
This Is My Story
High School Orientation
Never thought I could be a victim
I was 5.
You are with me!!
Supposed To Be There
Looking for a lawyer & advocate
Confused
Never Thought It Would Happen to Me
3 Times is Not Charming
No Title Will Stop How I Feel
Middle school sexual harassment
My Boss Raped Me
Pain
Despedida
He ignored me
Thank you
A Family Member Sexually Took Advantage Of...
“No” is Universal
Childhood Sexual Abuse
I still feel like it’s my fault
Together, We Are Brave

Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Fraternity gang rape
I thought he was a friend
I Was Manipulated
Myself
Raped
In Five Years
HE Haunts Me
Dead Inside
Army
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
I Kept Saying No
Taken Advantage
Abused at the Age of 4
SURVIVOR OF RAPE
Continue to Survive
Abused By My Cousin and Uncle
Almost Does Not Count
My Mother Was Raped
Something so Horrible Could Make Me This...
הסיפור שלי…
Becoming Whole
Fear
A respectable collegue
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Sexual Assault in my own bed
Speaking Up for Women
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
my toxic relationship
My year abroad
His Masterpiece
My story
It’s been 5 years, and you still...
My sisters boyfriend abused me
I still see him on campus
Letter to…
Naive
dad and mom rape
I was assaulted twice at the same...
כמוני כמוך
Spoke out and was blamed
Raped as a Boy
הטרידו אותי
The First Man In My Life
Confused
I Just Started High School
A letter to him
f*ck you
Only I get to make choices for...
You Must Acknowledge
Neglected
Ms.
My Story
Childhood sexual abuse
My Best Friend
Not Remembering
I know when I see a rapist...
My Snowball Effect
What now?
Virgin Rape
Sex doll
Speaking Up for Women
I Said No
His name was Kenneth
Student Exchange
Lost My Virginity In Rape By Jehovah’s...
Surviving, Kinda
The Friendship I Always Never Wanted
Bad Decisions
75 Percent Humidity
Warning
1990
Too naïve
Assault at 12 Years by Teacher
My Friend’s House
Me too
The Night That Changed My World
Teenaged Victims
One Day At a Time
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
It Was the Second
Sexual Assault
Assault In the Family
23 year old virgin
First Time
My story growing up with a secret
Tormented
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
The Mailman Raped Me
Raped in my own bed
When I Was 7
Holiday Rape
Bartender Lies
The First Time
So Now What?
His Charming Ways
Step Dad
Erase and Rewind
Victimization
Rape
Halloween Nightmare
i was pulling my shorts up
The Same Effect
Trying to Survive
Be Strong
Freshman Year
I was raped
Sexual Abuse
my story
My mother’s boyfriend
Seis Años
Boyfriend Hell
Cavemen
Raped by ex boyfriend
Broken Hearted
Everyone loves him
My Stepbrother
The Elevator Man
Roofied
Was it rape? Or my fault?
PART 1: My True, Horrid, and Concluded...
Survivor of child molestation and date rape
I Trusted Him
I was kidnapped, beaten, knocked out and...
Still Terrified
Raped at 13
In-Between Times
A Meek Young Girl
Aftermath
Workplace Sexual Harassment
I Was a Fool for Him
God Saved Me
My step dad raped me
The Fight We Can All Win
My Life in Foster Care
Anal Rape
Because of You
Emotional Abuse
First Encounter
What Should I Do?
גבר אלים וחולני
The Devil You Know
Just Words
You Were My Brother’s Best Friend
College Rape
Continue to Survive
Why Me?
Molested
From Scared Girl to Strong Mother
A Childhood of Sexual Trauma
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
I “needed” to do this!
Six Year Sentencing Anniversary
Rape Victim / Rapist in Hollywood
Fiance Father of my Child
Does the pain ever go away?
My principal mom raped me
Third time’s the charm
I was carrying his daughter.
The Summer of 2013
My Story
Rock It!

Child sexual abuse
Stranger, Friend, Lawyer, and Youth Leader
Rape
Broken vase
was i raped?
God Saw You Kill My Two Little...
This Is Me, my fight song
Halloween Nightmare
75 Percent Humidity
I Dated My Rapists
The Night My Life Got Destroyed
Mi Historia
Sexual Abuse
3 incidents
I Never understood
En Enero de 2010
Pastor’s Son
Not Alone
I Didn’t Want to Do It
A Child
Bringing the Stories to Light
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Suffered and Survived
I said no
I Thought He Loved Me
It is not my fault
New Year’s Eve Party
היי
blackmailed
My Army Fiance
My Best Friend’s Brother
An Orphanage
Raped Study Abroad in Seoul
I didn’t know
Twice
The times when rape culture has got...
My Mother’s Life Partner Sexually Harrased Me...
My Journey
Date Rape
My Mom
De Los 6 a Los 12
19 years later and still thinking about...
Will I ever get over it.
Child Rape
יש חיים אחרי אונס
My Modeling Experience
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
It is not my fault
My Story
Male dancer
Sexist Families Leave Girls Vulnerable to Rape
Sexual Assault
Endless Shame
I Choose Hope

