#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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Surviving, Kinda
The Power of Victimization
Mi Esposa
He Never Apologized
The Monster With The Pretty Smile
Still Unable to Tell People
I Am A Survivor
Emotional Abuse
Remember as a victim you have done...
Too Far
Erase and Rewind
Ended in Rape
The abuser
I Accepted My Past
Scared and Confused
Six Years of Denial
Once Again
God Saved Me
The Fight We Can All Win
Violent Rape
The cycle
Afraid of Being Judged
Around 9 PM
The Stepmonster
Brave
My fiancé is my rapist but I...
Not like the rape you always hear...
Date Rape
My Family My Love
They asked if I was lying
Fear
Rape
What’s Done Is Done
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
Neglected
Living With Us
A not so perfect family exposed to...
Raped in College
A respectable collegue
I wanted to get high
ללינור היקרה
Set Up
No Wasn’t Good Enough
We met at the bar
Why Me?
Roommates
Mi Historia
Lost Soul
First Love to Long Term Abuse
Friends?
A Meek Young Girl
Broken
Male dancer
Grandpa
Raped as a Boy
Almost A Stranger
Hated Myself
Shout Out
Be Aware
From Scared Girl to Strong Mother
Thank you for speaking out…
Twice a pattern?
Something so Horrible Could Make Me This...
עדיין מציק
Spousal Rape
Not Over It
I Thought I was Safe
rape
So drunk I can’t remember
Unicorns
Doesnt Think He’s a Rapist
a shattered girl and her dreams restored
Raped in College
I didn’t know it was rape, I...
I Am Brave

Overcoming My Story of Rape
All Just Too Much
Being weak or stupid
Senior Year Ended In The First Week
Breaking the Trust
Bringing the Stories to Light
Raped
Getting Away
He took it as yes
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Myself
הטרידו אותי
Deceit of family friend
Out of Control
Mrs.
Manipulation
Healing takes time
All-time low
was raped and I don’t remember it
It Was the Second
My Horrific Nightmare
Online Dangers
Let’s Fight Back With Love
I’m a Victor, not a Victim
Molestation
Sexual abuse
Survivor

Help
Date Rape
He’s Your Husband, It’s Not Rape
Abused By My Cousin and Uncle
It never stops changing you and thats...
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
Someday Soon
Okay, Not Okay
Frozen in fear
Teenage Victim
I was raped and I didnt know...
A Day My Life Changed Forever
Raped as a Boy
Males can be victims too
East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer – Joseph...
Thank You
היי
Molested By My Cousin
Coercion is never consent
An Abnormal Reaction
Not Living the Life I Once Lived
Trader Joes
An Amazing Woman
Drugged raped and failed by justice
November ’08
Pastor’s Son
What Is Success?
Motel 6 Nightmare
Every Way Imaginable
Ashly’s story
Raped as a child and teen
לא יוצאים מזה…
Betrayed By My Husband
Unethical or illegal?
Rape Shaming
Rape Is Everywhere
My story!
Teatime
Seis Años
לפני 14 שנים
i was a child.
When I Was 16
Workplace Sexual Harassment
I didn’t fight back.
PART 1: My True, Horrid, and Concluded...
These Men are More Protected Than We...
Freshman Year
You Must Acknowledge
Rape
Restoring Innocence
The Statistics that Changed Me
Raped in Milan
My story
Not friends
Saying No Just Wasn’t Enough
Sharing again
Molestation
My survival story
A Night I Can’t Remember
I am a survivor
Couch Surfing
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Dad Touching Me
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
At 17yr old was raped by my...
Festival Sexual Assault
It Kills Me
Assault
16 and 45
Spousal Rape
Once, Twice, Three Times A Victim
Who is Responsible?
Is It Really Rape?
Was it rape if he’s my boyfriend?
Raped in the Air Force
Undertones Throughout My Life
My Boyfriend Raped Me
אוףףףף
Sex doll
I Repressed Everything… Until Now
Remember November
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Ms.
He was jealous of my new friend
Be Aware
My Story
Rape
I met evil at a young age
Fraternity Men
Myself
Rape without remorse
Tattoo Artist
Can’t Even Take My Medicine
Sexual harassment
Hollywood’s Lost Angels
Faded Memories
De Los 6 a Los 12
Awareness Among Teenage Boys
The First Time
She wanted me to prove I loved...
I want to be better
Virgin Rape
Ketamine Rape
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
En Enero de 2010
Raped at 17
When will it be enough?
…
Moving On
My Best Friend’s Husband Raped Me
My story
My Story
Flashbacks
Rape
Was it rape?
Being Done
Abused By a Relative
I know when I see a rapist...
Halloween Nightmare
Why Me Over and Over?
Your truth will change someones’ life.
Taking Back My Life
Just a Joke
Sex doll
I was 14
גבר אלים וחולני
Six months in the making..
7th Grade Assault
ללינור היקרה
J’avais 13 ans
In The Concrete Jungle
Attempted Rape
The First Time
Rape
Miss
כמוני כמוך
I Was Told It Was Normal
The Devil You Know
Don’t Give Up


