#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. Womenโs 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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Manipulation
My story growing up with a secret
2 Years Ago
Survivor
3x
Your truth will change someones’ life.
Rape
Rape
Made in America
My Own Brother
ืืื
Just Another Night
Flashbacks
Ms.
Sexual abuse
ืื ืืืฆืืื ืืื…
Rape Is Everywhere
Childhood nightmares
Help
Father Figures
Never Thought It Would Happen to Me
Second Night of College
Raped as a Boy
Scar
I’m a Survivor because I am a...
Not all friends are true
Broken Hearted
Sex doll
First College Party
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Halting The Pain
Infatuation
Raped by my Step Brother
This is MY story
How can we make it stop?
Touching
A Fun Night
Rape
Just Friends
Abusรฉe par un voisin de mes grands...
Warning
In NYC
My Abusive Ex-Boyfriend
Anniversary
Running
Naive and Vulnerable
My Story
Molested, Tortured, Rape, Survivor
Frozen in fear
He Was a Family Friend
An Unknown Face & Hands
An Abnormal Reaction
I didn’t enderstand what was happening
Thank you
A Story
There Is Hope For Us
I know when I see a rapist...
After 14 Years
I was raped
Alone and Afraid
My Journey as a Rape survivor from...
My Cousin
James
They Laughed
No Wasn’t Good Enough
I was a child
Raped
Broken
To my best friend who raped me
rape
Christianity teaches men to treat women like...
You Can’t Trust Anyone
Molested By My Cousin
It never stops changing you and thats...
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
So drunk I can’t remember
The same guy
Tulane Law
I’ve survived sexual abuse
Its been Years
Broken vase
I Thought I Was Safe
My 21st Birthday
Nothing important…
Holding It In
I Am A Survivor
ืืืจ ืืืื ืืืืื ื
Feelings After I was Raped 20 plus...
A learning experience
Rude awakening
De Los 6 a Los 12
Raped Husband
Being Molested as a Young Boy
Kidnapped in Naples
My Rape Story
School Principal
I Too Was Raped
I Told Him No
Too drunk to respond
Twice a pattern?
Sexual Assault
My Secret
You were supposed to be my friend
Workplace Sexual Harassment
I Was Raped
I Am More Than It
You’re a Rapist
A Picture
Too naรฏve
Help!! What Can I Do?
I Barely Knew Them
Iโm Sorry if Assaulting Me Hurt You
En Enero de 2010
ืืื ืืื ืืจ
Justice
ืืื ืืฉื ื ืขืืืืืช ืืงืืืืื
Raped by ex boyfriend
my story
Mi Esposa
I thought you loved me
I’m Confused
I Don’t Trust My Father
The Statistics that Changed Me
Ya perdonรฉ pero nunca olvido
Incapacitated Still
Mental Breakdown
He was 56
Shelter My Soul
I was just 9.
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Roommates
Fear
I wish I could change the past
Despedida
First Frat Party
What Is Success?
He ignored me
I was only 11
CPS Let My Rapist Walk Free
A letter to my rapist
Rape
Permanently Scarred
My rape story
Who Do I Trust
4 Years Ago
I was assaulted twice at the same...
My Husband Set Me Up!
Summer 2019
A respectable collegue
Taken advantage of
My Cousin
Why Me?
I Didn’t Know
I’m Only Stronger
Multiple Assaults
One Night Only
Why Me Over and Over?
Six Year Sentencing Anniversary
No Wasn’t Good Enough
Family rape
Virgin Rape
From Heaven to Hell
My Daughter and I Both
I’m getting Married tomorrow
Still Think It Was My Fault
Together, We Are Brave
