#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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Workplace Sexual Harassment
Broken Homes, Broken Families
Despedida
Victory
Life Purpose
My principal mom raped me
Sexual Assault
Still Terrified
A young mother
But I Was Drunk
My Stepbrother
Never thought I could be a victim
Multiple Times
Step Dad
Help
His Masterpiece
My story growing up with a secret
A familiar fight
Him or Me
Mi Historia
Alcohol
First Frat Party
It was never…..That
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Sex doll
The Loss of My Childhood
Kibbutz
I should have STOPPED
Mi Esposa
Overcoming My Story of Rape
No Stranger
Afraid of Being Judged
Two Times
Gang Rape At 15 Years Old
Why Didn’t You Stop Him?
The Night That Changed My World
No one owns your story but you
הסיפור שלי…
A Scared Little Girl
Getting Away
Molested
He bought me chips and sent me...
Bringing the Stories to Light
My Friend’s House
Forgotten Memories Submerge
Rape Being Considered a “Joke”
The Setup
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
That wasn’t too bad now was it?
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
I’m Unbroken and So Are You
“No” is Universal
Love of My Life?
Christmas Horror
My teacher and my step-brother
A Private College; A Private Rape
Friends?
He did it again and again
dad and mom rape
Confused
Fear
Rape
Raped At 15
Unethical or illegal?
When will it be enough?
De Los 6 a Los 12
יש חיים אחרי אונס
Still Can’t Believe It
I know when I see a rapist...
גבר אלים וחולני
Memories Are Back
Raped by Him
Stuck
Raped By My Partner
Holding It In
My Mother Was Raped
הטרידו אותי
Spring Break Nightmare
Was it rape if he’s my boyfriend?
Multiple Times
Young and Innocent
The Same Effect
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Just Words
Always the Girls Fault
I am a Survivor
En Enero de 2010
A Loss to Mankind
Don’t Want to Anymore
Male dancer
Unknown
Abuse and Rape
I wish she wouldve helped me
Not Sure It Happened
Party Time
Broken Trust
Drugged
11 Years to Justice
Worthless
No
lucky
Help
When My Body Wasn’t Mine.
I Recorded my Rapist
Drunk and taken advantage of
Sexual Abuse
Finding Words
Never Wanted to Believe
“raped” by my long time bf
Chiropractor
I didn’t break up with him back...
Remember as a victim you have done...
Rape
היי לינור
I’m Confused
I didn’t know
I Am Still Standing
לא יוצאים מזה…
Raped Study Abroad in Seoul
After 14 Years
#metoo
A learning experience
Sexual harassment
Taken Advantage
The First Time
I Choose Hope
