#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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i was a child.
The reason for my tattoo
Ready to Share
To the men who hurt me
Alcohol Convinced Me It Was My Fault,...
Broken Trust
Sexually abused by my step brothers
My Story
Feeling Dirty
Becoming a Warrior
Thank you for speaking out…
I Was Only 7
Motel 6 Nightmare
It Kills Me
Feeling Alone
BC Oilfield Ruined My Life
Trapped In a Fantasy World
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Digging my own grave
My Safe Place
Find Your Strength
Secret Sorrow
Male dancer
I thought he was a brother
Only I get to make choices for...
לפני 14 שנים
I Was a Virgin
Blamed myself …
My Story
I Don’t Know My Story
New Years Eve Party
Sexual Coercion
NYD
Childhood rape
Breaking the Trust
Shelter My Soul
Night Out
Constant fear
Unethical or illegal?
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Multiple Rapes
Stolen Innocence
Read This Please
I Own My Story
My story
The Night My Life Changed
Childhood of assault
Rape
Still Need Help
I Thought He Loved Me
Sexual Assault
Rubbing my scars
A Letter To The Man Who Stole...
ללינור היקרה
Manhandling to Rape
Police Officer/Date Rape
I need some advice
A Girl Who Cried Wolf
One Day At a Time
A Meek Young Girl
my story
Smoke Together
Myself
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
College Rape
A respectable collegue
Not Alone
You Were My Friend
Rape
In The Past
He Lied
Bus Ride Of Missing Hope
It’s A Long Story
Two times. One year.
I Trusted Him
Someone so close to me
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
גבר אלים וחולני
Rape !!
I didn’t know it was rape, I...
Who is Responsible?
So Many Times
Multiple Hurt
Speaking Up
Summer 2019
Unknown
My story
In Denial of My Rape
You Were Supposed to Be My Protector
My Life History
היי
Thank You
My Story
Disappointed
Rude awakening
Growth
I WAS RAPED BY SEVERAL
NYC Vacation
Lost In Time
He’s Still Out There
Scared to close my eyes
Erase and Rewind
The Life I Live
A Night To Remember
יש חיים אחרי אונס
Neighbor Trust
Rape by Boyfriend
Katie Jones
Hard pregnency and delivery process after being...
My story growing up with a secret
He Was a Family Friend
You are going to show me how...
Trapped
I Barely Knew Them
My so called “best friend”
Never thought I could be a victim
Agressée deux fois, mais toujours debout.
My stepfather raped me
I wish I would have been smarter
Effort To Survive
Keeping Faith
Holding My Feelings In
Supporting Sisters
I met evil at a young age
Raped 14 times in 1 year
I want my innocence back
In NYC
UNEXPOSED – AFTER 30 YEARS OF EXTREME...
When I Was 8
I Am Not Brave
raped as a lone solidier in israeli...
raped and isolated
Date Rape
It was not my fault
היי לינור
My Side
My husband was home
I Felt So Helpless
Sex doll
I Recorded my Rapist
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
He Was My Boyfriend
4 Years Ago
Shout Out
No Wasn’t Good Enough
I’ve Never Told Anyone Before
Freshman Year
A Wolf Hidden In Sheeps Clothing
Another kid raped me
Trying to Survive
The Power of Victimization
Suffered and Survived
אוףףףף
Party Time
The Cliche
Small Town, Popular Boyfriend
Bringing the Stories to Light
What sent me over the edge
Permanently Scarred
Not Safe in Your Own Family
With Love
My Daughter’s Story
Raped in my own bed
A young mother
Braver

