#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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Miss
I Was Manipulated
His life ended tragically, but my pain...
It’s OK
I was carrying his daughter.
4th of July
Broken Girl
blackmailed
Dear Coward
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Childhood Abuse
I Remember Being Happy
Myself
No Wasn’t Good Enough
Males can be victims too
Warning
My Fight
Black Girl
Not A Trustworthy Man
Dirty Whore
הסיפור שלי…
Miss
Three Times in a Row
Years in Denial
J’avais 13 ans
So drunk I can’t remember
Afraid of Being Judged
When I Was Three
The Man in Uniform
I Saved Myself
When I Was 8 Years Old
גבר אלים וחולני
Still Going
Cruel Kids
Seis Años
They asked if I was lying
I still feel like it’s my fault
I Was 16
כמוני כמוך
Teenage Victim
They thought it was fun
Roommates
What even happened
Cavemen
Male dancer
my toxic relationship
Raped in a Psychiatric Hospital in the...
She wanted me to prove I loved...
Something I’ve Never Shared
I’m a Victor, not a Victim
Messed Up
Lost Soul
BC Oilfield Ruined My Life
Shame
No one owns your story but you
My Brother, My Rapist
Alcohol Convinced Me It Was My Fault,...
ללינור היקרה
I Never Give Up

Army
Afraid, Ashamed and Alone
Tulane Law
I still see him on campus
Patient People
So Long Ago
Who Is To Blame?
הטרידו אותי
My Story
College Rape
A Zillion Baths But Still Feel Dirty
College Professor
Finally Accepting I Was Raped
I was 11
Need help
Pastor’s Son
Why
Too Close
Four Years Ago
Drunken rape
Life of Trauma
I didn’t know it was rape, I...
Incest
Log
Today, I Let It All Go
I Was Just a Little Girl
Thank you for being LOUD!
I No Longer Want To Live
My cousins friend
My story growing up with a secret
I am a Survivor
This will be painful
Sexual Assault at 11
The Same Effect
A Day My Life Changed Forever
Youth Sexual Harrassment
No
Sexual Assault
7 years and it still controls me
Sexually assaulted at 4
April 2015
Stranger Rape
Believe Her
Erase and Rewind
I Was Only 7
Sexual Assault
He was my best friend
It is not my fault
My Daughter and I Both
My Daughter and I Both
I Didn’t Even Know Him
Say Something
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Lightening Does Strike Twice
Ms.
Survivor, Still Struggling
Rape Survivor
My mom’s boyfriend assaulted me and my...
Raped Three Times
I Blamed Myself
Sexual abuse
Sexual Abuse
A Different MeToo
I didn’t say no
An Uber Driver Raped Me
My Story
Ketamine Rape
He was right
Dad and Uncle Raped Me
Football Player
אוףףףף
The First Man In My Life
Rock It!

