#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
Watch the Emmy-nominated Brave Miss World on…
Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80222025
iTunes: http://apple.co/1Og611n
Amazon: http://amzn.com/B0194BJ5MO
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/bravemissworld
My First Boyfriend
my story
Marital Rape
3 Times is Not Charming
Never Even Knew
What am I doing wrong
Rape in my locked home
A Cruel Time To Prevail
I Dated My Rapists
Once When I Was 6, Once When...
Drugged
Can’t Believe I’m Doing This
Lightening Does Strike Twice
My story
My story
Date Rape
Your truth will change someones’ life.
The Monster With The Pretty Smile
I Didn’t Let It Kill Me
My Strength
First Frat Party
He raped me. I hugged him goodbye...
Rape on a Foreign Exchange Trip
Shelter My Soul
No Justice
היי
27 Hours
Michael B. raped me
What Was I Thinking?
Quarterly Review
They Blamed it on the Tequila
A Survivor, Not a Victim
Forced, De-flowered
My Boss Raped Me
Fraternity gang rape
Drunken rape
It never goes away
I Blame Myself
Afraid of Him
Awareness Among Teenage Boys
Trader Joes
A learning experience
My fiancé is my rapist but I...
Multiple Times
Time Heals
Aftermath
Deja Vu
Disappointed
Be Aware
The Stepmonster
Sleepraping
Lied to left brain damged
Gang rape
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Why was it my fault?
Raped by Abusive Husband
Locked Up
My story!
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Too naïve
I was a child
Chiropractor
Wanted Love But Got Rape
My Religious Teacher
Rape at Bogota, Colombia
Nothing important…
Harassment
raped and isolated
Keep it to myself
Mi Historia
A Beautiful Trap
Thank You
Child Abuse
Growth
…
Raped by stranger x2
Nashville Sweetheart
Raped because of who I loved
A Day My Life Changed Forever
Six months in the making..
Not like the rape you always hear...
A young mother
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
Me, Myself & Monsters
Spring Break
Dad Raped Me
An uncle who couldn’t keep his hands...
4th grade
When It’s Personal
I was assaulted twice at the same...
No Justice
I was raped and didn’t know
Rape
Believe Her
Why Me, Time and Time Again
Breaking the Silence



