#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.
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I Thought I Was Safe
Because of You
A respectable collegue
7 Months
Confronting My Step-Father
Raped By 6 Policemen
Woke up violated and confused.
Shelter My Soul
My protector, my father, my rapist all...
Multiple Times
Life Changer
One in Four
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Raped by a US Marine when I...
As If It Never Happened
Unsure
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
Afraid of Being Judged
Myself
Rape
MesS Into A mesSage
Still Affected
I Thought He Was My Friend
Abusive Relationship
Be Careful Who You Trust
Raped
My experience
I Thought He Cared
So drunk I can’t remember
Still Need Help
Salted Wound
my story
Impact of Screening
3 years on
Secrets
Unethical or illegal?
Surviving my father
We Live Part of Hell on Earth
Case Dropped by Prosecutor
Child Rape
Touched by my cousin
First College Party
A Letter to My Rapist
Today, I Let It All Go
Feeling weak
So Young
So Many Times
I didn’t realise until now
Sex doll
De Los 6 a Los 12
Online dating
The Man Who Never Was
Sexual Abuse in a Relationship
Someone so close to me
my sexual abuse story that i kept...
My Beloved Man
Start of grooming at 15
Friend?
Dad and Uncle Raped Me
Mistaken Identity
Multiple Hurt
We met at the bar
My Story
What Is Success?
She was 5 years old
In Denial of My Rape
Hidden Emotions
In Denial of My Rape
Football Player
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
Bad Morning
was raped and I don’t remember it
Find Your Strength
My rapist sent me a friend request...
Rape at Bogota, Colombia
לא יוצאים מזה…
Six Year Sentencing Anniversary
The Scapegoat of Shame an Guilt
I can’t remember if I said yes...
My Ex-Boyfriend and Rapist
Neighbor Trust
A Meek Young Girl
Assault?
I let it happen twice
Hospitalized
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Seis Años
I don’t Know, but I Know
Scared and Confused
Summer 2019
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
I Lost My Teenage Years
Pain
Raped as a child and teen
Molestation
Don’t Walk By Yourself
Feelings After I was Raped 20 plus...
Once When I Was 6, Once When...
Sexual abuse
Infatuation
My Ex Husband – My Biggest Enemy
Raped in the Air Force
Everyone loves him
Alone
I thought you loved me
Justice
Rape
Holiday Rape
“Trust me, take a chance”
More Than a Survivor
I was taken advantage of when drunk
גבר אלים וחולני
What Was I Thinking?
Rape
Just Words
Rape Is Everywhere
Stormy Night
Stranger Rape
My Childhood
The Fight We Can All Win
I will never forget
היי
I Was Just a Little Girl
First Friend at University
When will it be enough?
Good Guy
My Story
Brock and Will
Are you sure?
Shelter My Soul
Mi Historia
Hidden Emotions
The Setup
Domestic rape
My Husband Was My Attacker
You Must Acknowledge
Gang Rape
We Live Part of Hell on Earth
My story growing up with a secret
Family Secrets
I Thought He Loved Me
You Can’t Trust Anyone
My Best Friend
STRONG
Was it rape?
Family Secrets
Grooming
My Own Brother
I Didn’t Know I Was Raped
Returning to Mexico
LOST
כמוני כמוך
Speak Up
Loss of Trust
יש חיים אחרי אונס
Glad To Say I’m A Survivor
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
הטרידו אותי
A Voice to be Heard
Brother in Law
Despedida
Feels like i am drowning
Six Years of Denial
Rape
יש חיים אחרי אונס
אוףףףף
Kidnapped
Sexually abused by my step brothers
Touched
Faded Memories
A letter to the monster
There once was love
Happy Hell-oween
Ritual Sexual Abuse
Drugged
Finally Arrested
Your truth will change someones’ life.
Ex-Boyfriend
My best friends dad
My Safe Place
I’m a Victor, not a Victim
I called him my friend
He said I wanted it
I Was Only 14
Never Heals
Ex
Scars
A family assault
Thank you
Was It My Fault?
Raped
The Night I Wished Never Happened!!
Male dancer
2 Years Ago
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
עדיין מציק
Predators
14 Years, He Was Like A Brother
Survivor, Still Struggling
The cycle
I Really Want To Forget About It
College Campus Rape
Nashville Sweetheart
My Fight
Six Year Sentencing Anniversary
The Monster With The Pretty Smile
My Friend
Prisoner of Love
הסיפור שלי…
En Enero de 2010
Abused as a Child
He was my best friend
Stronger Every Day
Raped When I Was 12
Drunk and Alone
Virgin Rape
Shattered
My fiancé is my rapist but I...
It’s just not fair
I said no
Army
I want to be better
Date Raped When I Was 15
sexual assault & abuse
They asked if I was lying
I was used. I got left. I...
When I Was 8 Years Old
Gang Rape
These Men are More Protected Than We...
Abused By My Father
Sexist Families Leave Girls Vulnerable to Rape
I didn’t even know what was happening
Be Aware
raped by my own brother
My so called “best friend”
Ms
Rape
The Statistics that Changed Me
Set Up
I Was Only 7
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
My Ex-Boyfriend and Rapist
Sexual Abuse
Ms.
Moving On
My Best Friend’s Boyfriend
Victimization
Spoke out and was blamed
Deja Vu
Only I get to make choices for...
Workplace Sexual Harassment
My Own Sister
I Thought He Loved Me
I thought we were friends
Raped & Kidnapped By An Ex
The Healing Process
High School Rape
Simple games was a way to hide...
Who is Responsible?
Bringing the Stories to Light
Too naïve
3 balls, striking
Not My Friend
Surpris à la Maison
First Time
Gang molestation
My Rape
Life of Trauma
Do NOT Trust Strangers
Ready to Share
Simply My Story
I didn’t fight back.
I know when I see a rapist...
The Loss of My Childhood
My Best Friend’s Husband Raped Me
The secret
Shelter My Soul
My Snowball Effect
35 Years Ago
Rape
No Title Will Stop How I Feel
Date Rape
Raped Study Abroad in Seoul
How Many Times?
Abuse of Men and By My Mother
God Saved Me
Innocence
Feelings After I was Raped 20 plus...
Rape By My Husband
Don’t Want to Anymore
College Rape
ללינור היקרה
His Masterpiece
Ended in Rape
My First “Boyfriend”
Broken
Mi Esposa
Do I say thank you?
Sexually assulted by coworker
My Brother’s Best Friend
A Childhood of Sexual Trauma
Rape on a Foreign Exchange Trip
More Witness than I Care to Live...
17
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
High School Orientation
Breaking the Trust
I Am Brave


