#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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Raped By a Family Member
My story growing up with a secret
Happy Survivor
The Monster With The Pretty Smile
Nightmare
Someone so close to me
Be Careful Who You Trust
Raped and Never Forgotten
I can say it now
When Father’s Day is Painful
Abused as a Child
One Day At a Time
I was raped
Hidden But Not Forgotten
J’avais 13 ans
Unethical or illegal?
No Title Will Stop How I Feel
Losing Myself
i was a child.
Rape, Sexual Abuse
Keeping Faith
I can’t remember if I said yes...
My First Two Times
@ years of rape and being drugged
I thought we were friends
She was never the same…
sexual assault
A respectable collegue
The Cliche
I Thought I Could Trust Him
Catfished
Prey
You Must Acknowledge
School Bathroom
#IStandWithHer
Scarred for life
I’ve lost my trust with men
Rape
I Will Never Forget
Shame Destroys
Still Can’t Believe It
Drugged and Raped at Age 14
לפני 14 שנים
An Abnormal Reaction
הסיפור שלי…
De Los 6 a Los 12
Once, Twice, Three Times A Victim
Someday Soon
Army
my story
Abuse Continued
Raped in my Hostel
My Coach My Rapist
I Just Started High School
I Lost My Virginity
יש חיים אחרי אונס
I am a survivor
Tel Aviv
A Night To Remember
Football Player
My Own Family
Raped Husband
היי
Permanently Scarred
Family members ex husband
Mi Esposa
Childhood Trauma
Over 40 years Ago
Rape of My Partner
High School
Not just me
My Story
Stranger, Friend, Lawyer, and Youth Leader
75 Percent Humidity
From a Boyfriend
“Me too” On Facebook
I am 1 in 4
I still see him on campus
ללינור היקרה
15
My Ongoing Journey
I was a child
Being Done
Last Party
3x
Dirty Whore
Digging my own grave
When I Was 8 Years Old
Mi Historia
My message to all
Bringing the Stories to Light
Junior Prom
Thought He Was A Friend
Incest
Spoke out and got fired
They asked if I was lying
i was 5 , 12 , 13...
37 Years Ago
It Started With Rape
I’m Confused
Light In The Dark
Was it rape?
A Day My Life Changed Forever
so forceful
I know when I see a rapist...
I Think I Was Raped
Letter to My Rapist
This Is Me, my fight song
Breaking the Silence

