#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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Once When I Was 6, Once When...
Okay, Not Okay
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Twenty Years of Hell
I Was Only 14
Silence In The Family
Raped at age 9 & 15
Looking for a lawyer & advocate
My Nightmare
I Choose Hope

Date Rape
So drunk I can’t remember
I Trusted Him
I’m Confused
Why does this keep happening to me?
אוףףףף
He was right
From Scared Girl to Strong Mother
Start of grooming at 15
Thank you
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
He Took My Virginity
Married My Rapist
I Said No
Raped in the Air Force
It Was the Second
My Step Brother
Warning
23 year old virgin
Workplace Sexual Harassment
LOST
Realization of Rape
My abuse story victim to survivor
A Child
Still Can’t Believe It
So Now What?
Sex doll
7th Grade Assault
Just a Child
Life of Trauma
College Rape
Be Happy It Only Involves Your Daughter
Sexually assaulted several times
I should have STOPPED
Rape
Afraid of Being Judged
Ashamed Afraid Angry Grey
I’ve survived sexual abuse
My 21st Birthday
Raped By Boyfriend
Date Raped When I Was 15
A Meek Young Girl
Life Purpose
3rd Grade Terror
Is It Rape When It’s Your Husband??
Seis Años
Rape by Boyfriend
Too Far
What Was I Thinking?
כמוני כמוך
I’m Doing You a Favor
Football Player
My protector, my father, my rapist all...
There Is Hope For Us
Raped and Numbed
ללינור היקרה
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
Why was it my fault?
Short Story
Dad Raped Me
A Family Member Sexually Took Advantage Of...
Raped in my own bed
So long, I’ll be seeing you everywhere
Left Me In Pieces
My story!
Weak
I Really Want To Forget About It
Teenage Victim
Suffered and Survived
Spoke out and was blamed
My Rape Story
When Will This Nightmare End
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
A respectable collegue
My Army Fiance
Quiet for 2 years
Hostage
Survivor
Still Going
Letter to my offender part 2
Rape Survivor
The Night That Changed My Life
3 Days After Arriving at College
לפני 14 שנים
הטרידו אותי
Alcohol
Second Date
It’s A Long Story
I Recorded my Rapist
It’s A Long Story
Fraternity gang rape
My Story
MS13
Life Changer
Feelings After I was Raped 20 plus...
Hospitalized
I know when I see a rapist...
Male dancer
Did I ask for this?
Constant fear
My Ex-Boyfriend and Rapist
Raped by my boyfriend
random rape
My Rapists I Grew Up With
Raped By My Brother’s Friend
Never Thought It Would Happen To Me
The cycle
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
Hotel
Sexual Abuse
Finally Accepting I Was Raped
Rape
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
My story growing up with a secret
First Rape
Forever Changed
I Am Finally FREE
Hidden Emotions
UNEXPOSED – AFTER 30 YEARS OF EXTREME...
Unethical or illegal?
Raped by ex boyfriend
Unicorns
Don’t Give Up
