#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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Assaulted
What Happened?
Abused By My Father
לפני 14 שנים
My age was never taken into account
Myself
The summer between 6th and 7th grade
Nothing for Nothing
Rape and Not Believed
He Never Apologized
Every Way Imaginable
The pain that was never mine to...
Raped by My Ex
I know when I see a rapist...
I was just 9.
Was It My Fault?
Finally Sharing
לפני 14 שנים
I Repressed Everything… Until Now
Narcissistic Ex
יש חיים אחרי אונס
Date rape
Sex doll
Domestic Rape
Drugged and Raped at Age 14
Another kid raped me
Multiple Hurt
University Bar
Mi Esposa
Over 40 years Ago
When I Was 8
Erase and Rewind
East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer – Joseph...
Had Her Back
Bullied for Reporting Sexual Assault
Not friends
Ms.
I Am A Survivor
“You’re both minors”
Sexual Abuse
I was molested and raped at 6
כמוני כמוך
Hidden Emotions
He ruined my life
Molested By My Cousin
Spring Break Nightmare
Bruises and Scars
It had to be my fault.
Abuse Continued
Moving on Alone from Rape
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
I Still Blame Myself
They asked if I was lying
Realization of Rape
Rape
High School Orientation
ללינור היקרה
En Enero de 2010
In-Between Times
Despedida
Ex-Boyfriend
יש חיים אחרי אונס
What Should I Do?
I Was a Virgin
Drunken rape
High School Orientation
He bought me chips and sent me...
Violent Rape
3rd Grade Terror
היי לינור
A Meek Young Girl
1990
Too naïve
Second Date
Seis Años
The Fight We Can All Win
Are you sure?
Forgiving My Rapist
Who is Responsible?
Army
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Drugged
Your First
Unethical or illegal?
Used
Was It Rape?
It’s still happening
Too Afraid To Tell
A friend who is a rapist
Pretty Girls
הטרידו אותי
Thank you
It’s A Long Story
A Year After
A person to trust became my worst...
random rape
Cafeteria Food
my story
Young and Unaware
Devil In Disguise
לא יוצאים מזה…
Child on Child Sexual Abuse
The Night That Changed My Life
J’avais 13 ans
Childhood Friends
He was a trusted friend, until he...
A Story
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
My best friend
I didn’t enderstand what was happening
Raped by Brother
I was raped and I didnt know...
Gang Rape
Life of Trauma
I said no – but he took...
I’m getting Married tomorrow
Hotel
An Uber Driver Raped Me
The Day I Was Raped
My step dad raped me
raped as a lone solidier in israeli...
My Modeling Experience
Family
Abused and defeated
Young and Innocent
Jules story
Rape
Spring Break
Uncomfortable
The First Man Who Broke My Heart
Cousin Rape
Lost Soul
Multiple Rape
I said YES
When I Was 8 Years Old
Forced, De-flowered
To the men who hurt me
Raped
I didn’t fight back.
A Dating Experience and My Parents’ Attack
My Brother, My Rapist
UNEXPOSED – AFTER 30 YEARS OF EXTREME...
Just Words
In Denial of My Rape
Summer 2019
Stronger Than You Think
Be Careful Who U Trust
I Don’t Even Know
I got away
Abusive Uncle
Drug raped
Holding It In
Kidnapped and raped at gunpoint
Help
Finally Arrested
Raped By My Neighbour
Two Times
Six months in the making..
אוףףףף
More Than Half of My Life Ago
Did I ask for it?
Raped as a child and teen
Ashly’s story
Male dancer
Former partner would berate me
Did He Rape Me?
The Statistics that Changed Me
Cavemen
The Night I Wished Never Happened!!
My boyfriend
Family Ties
Dream / Recall
Sexual Coercion
The Summer of 2013
I will never forget
No Justice
Think About It Everyday
7th Grade Assault
Gang Rape
הסיפור שלי…
My Brother
היי
Raped By My Father
New Years Eve Party
Was Raped
Too Young
Thank you for being LOUD!
A Wolf Hidden In Sheeps Clothing
Raped in the Air Force
Mine Was Different
Fraternity gang rape
My Story
My ex
Sexual Abuse
My Interview
עדיין מציק
I let it happen twice
End of Innocence
Where did I go?
My Brave Daughter
Nobody Knew
Raped in College
Why: A Poem About My Rape
Childhood of assault
Ex Best Friend
Today, I Let It All Go
More Than Once
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
My Rape Story
Date gone wrong
Constant fear
Embrace It All
It Was My Fault
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
Just Friends
How can we make it stop?
I am a Rape Survivor
Hostage
Sexual Assault and Depression
I Never Give Up
