#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.
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Did I ask for this?
No Justice
In-Between Times
my story
Male dancer
Molested
No Comfort
One in Four
Repressed Memory
A Private College; A Private Rape
My story
In Five Years
Thank You
Rape
Molested at 3
My Nightmare
Politeness Serves No One
Be Careful Who You Trust
Monster dad
Junior Prom
#MeToo 5 years later…
Hope after repeated rape
Abuse Continued
Not A Trustworthy Man
Assault
Sexual Abuse and Rape
Stolen innocence
Ignoring only gets so far
The Stepmonster
Help
Rape??
A respectable collegue
My Year in Hell
Rape Shaming
So drunk I can’t remember
“Me too” On Facebook
Blamed myself …
“Austin”
A Lifetime
The Summer of 2013
Rape?
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
No Means No
Raped as a Young Boy
Close Call
Scammer
An Abnormal Reaction
Raped On My Bday
J’avais 13 ans
Sex doll
They asked if I was lying
Once When I Was 6, Once When...
Life Changer
Family members ex husband
Erase and Rewind
Mistaken Identity
Nothing important…
The Gentleman
My mom’s boyfriend assaulted me and my...
A Literal Fight
Stranger, Friend, Lawyer, and Youth Leader
I Said No
He Cashed in His Trust
Stupid Coward
The Statistics that Changed Me
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
BC Oilfield Ruined My Life
Unethical or illegal?
How to handle it
A Wolf Hidden In Sheeps Clothing
My Rape
Naive
My Fight
I thought he was a friend
Help
You Can’t Trust Anyone
I Accepted My Past
Grandpa Molested me
Impacted Forever
I know when I see a rapist...
I Was Only 7
Drugged
My Best Friend’s Brother
Case Dropped by Prosecutor
Trauma
Raped Husband
Friend of my Husband
Shopping-Me too
Just Words
Stranger, Friend, Lawyer, and Youth Leader
Why Was No Not Enough?
Scared and Confused
The Statistics that Changed Me
Raped By a Family Member
Forced, De-flowered
Still Think It Was My Fault
So Now What?
My Story
Raped Twice and Attempted Rape Once No...
Always the Girls Fault
Raped After School
My Ex-Boyfriend and Rapist
The Hole in My Heart
Running
From Scared Girl to Strong Mother
Anal Rape
I Am Finally FREE
November ’08
Abused since I was young
Neighbors
SURVIVOR OF RAPE
My story growing up with a secret
After 14 Years
My First Time
I still see him on campus
Too naïve
sexual assault
So Many Times
I Am a Survivor…
Sexual Abuse
When All Hope is Gone
A sociopath in disguise
I am still running
Denial
Scar
I Lost My Teenage Years
Was It Real or Not
Army
What To Do IF You’re Not Raped...
Raped in my own bed
I Repressed Everything… Until Now
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Lotus
Stand Strong
Love of My Life?
Mi Historia
Drugged and Gang Raped
אוףףףף
Embrace It All
En Enero de 2010
Motel 6 Nightmare
Childhood Rape
My Friend’s House
Unlucky
I was born for this
Fishing Trips
I lost myself before I even knew...
My best friends dad
Memories
My Best Friend’s Boyfriend
College Rape
Happily Married, Rape Survivor
Doctor Nightmares
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
My Best Friend’s Boyfriend
Seis Años
Empty
Too drunk to respond
Roommates
Summer 2019
The First Time
I Trusted Him
Drunk and Alone
Assault In the Family
You had no rights
Repressed Memories
Mi Esposa
We Live Part of Hell on Earth
I said no
My Brother’s Best Friend
Quarterly Review
When will it be enough?
Why Me?
Living With Us
An Embarrassing Situation
I Am Beautiful Now
He Laughed
Love and Forced abortion
He had my pants down
Workplace Sexual Harassment
You Must Acknowledge
7 years and it still controls me
My Story
Sexual Coercion
Prom Night
Molestation and Rape Survivor/Warrior
The Monster With The Pretty Smile
Ashamed
Sexual Assault
Once When I Was 6, Once When...
Exploitation Was My Lifestyle
My Story
Rape…..or not?
Stop
Raped in the Air Force
Twenty Years of Hell
my story
Too Trusting
No Longer Silent
When I Was 7
Kibbutz
Rape
I thought he was a brother
I regret not telling
The Loss of My Childhood
I Was Told It Was Normal
Frozen in fear
Ms.
I was just 9.
I Was a Fool for Him
Afraid of Being Judged
Attempt to Rape
Sexual Abuse
עדיין מציק
3x
One Day At a Time
Felt safe in my friend group
Boyfriend Hell
I blamed myself for so long
lucky
Restoring Innocence
The Night That Changed My World
My Mother’s Albatross
It’s A Long Story
Lasting memories
You are going to show me how...
לא יוצאים מזה…
Freshman Year
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
He Was My Hero
De Los 6 a Los 12
Tulane Law
Date Rape Drug
I Want to Live
He said he loved me
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
Two Friends and Two Boys
Shelter My Soul
Okay, Not Okay
Men Like Brett Kavanaugh Make It Hard...
My Brother, My Rapist
Childhood rape
Raped By Boyfriend
Raped and Almost Raped and Harassed
My Boyfriend Raped Me
A Beautiful Trap
If I Were Stronger Then
He turned me into a damn monster
Kidnapped
So Now What?
Am I Wrong?
Drugged
Army
Drugged
Say Something
23 with a secret
יש חיים אחרי אונס
Despedida
עדיין מציק
Why Me Over and Over?
My Rape Story
I’ve Never Told Anyone Before
My Brave Daughter
הטרידו אותי
My sisters boyfriend abused me
So Young
כמוני כמוך
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
Liberating Moment
My Story
I Didn’t Even Know
Hated Myself
What Happened?
Safe Isn’t Always What We Believe
High School Rape
Forgiving myself
Rape Victim
Child on Child Sexual Abuse
An Abnormal Reaction
My story
Use and Throw
I am a survivor
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Date Rape
Myself
Continue to Survive
What Happened?
לפני 14 שנים
I didn’t know what to do
Childhood of assault
Getting Away
You made me feel like I was...
Breaking the Trust
How Many Times?
גבר אלים וחולני
Stronger Than You Think
Spoke out and was blamed
Six Year Sentencing Anniversary
My Rape
A Letter to My Rapist
Speak Up
My Friend
Raped At 15
Survivor
I am a Rape Survivor
Once Again
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
#IStandWithHer
Continue to Survive
Braver
