#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.
Contact us here: producers@BraveMissWorld.com
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My husband was molested as a child
It Started With Date Rape
You are going to show me how...
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
Someone so close to me
Stranger Rape
Is It Rape When It’s Your Husband??
הסיפור שלי…
I Didn’t Choose This Life
He Was My Boyfriend
Child Rape
Spoke out and was blamed
Date rape
My Story
How Could It Have Happened
Mi Esposa
He Lied
Raped By a Friend
Lasting Effects
Throughout my teen years
Raped By A Registered Sex Offender
Abused for years on and off
He Was My Dad
April 8th, 2016
The Night My Life Changed
Did He Rape My Mind Too
Just Words
Need help
Sexual Abuse
I Didn’t Even Know Him
Why does this keep happening to me?
Alone
Who I Once Called My Father
Innocence Taken
Never Be the Same Again
I said YES
The Aftermath
My Modeling Experience
Stop
I was attacked at 19 years old
Cafeteria Food
i was 5 , 12 , 13...
Seis Años
My boss
One Night Only
My 21st Birthday
Breakin Burgler
You Were Supposed to Be My Protector
A respectable collegue
Prescription Drugs
My Story
Rape
Raped by my cousin
I can say it now
הטרידו אותי
He Laughed
The Night My Life Got Destroyed
My Ex-husband
It was not my fault
I know when I see a rapist...
Heart broken
I am a Survivor
Cruel Kids
Ex-Boyfriend
From Friends to Nothing
עדיין מציק
MS13
יש חיים אחרי אונס
My Husband Set Me Up!
I Am Brave!
ללינור היקרה
Sexual Abuse and Rape
my story
We met at the bar
Together, We Are Brave


