#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.
Contact us here: producers@BraveMissWorld.com
Watch the Emmy-nominated Brave Miss World on…
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Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/bravemissworld
The Mailman Raped Me
גבר אלים וחולני
Raped By My Brother’s Friend
Exposing Rapists – A Poem
He Was a Family Friend
Blamed myself …
Raped by ex boyfriend
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
Forgotten Memories Submerge
BFF’s Husband
הטרידו אותי
My Ex-husband
My story of my date rape
My husband raped me when I took...
“Me too” On Facebook
College Professor
The Night That Changed My World
ללינור היקרה
My younger brother
I was raped and I didnt know...
A School Trip
He knew what he was doing
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
My rape story
Why Didn’t You Speak Up?
More Than Once
God Saw You Kill My Two Little...
I’m Only Stronger
Locked Up
Despedida
Un-Silenced
Unethical or illegal?
Dream / Recall
SA in school
Scammer
Sex doll
High School Orientation
Summer 2019
Betrayal
Why does this keep happening to me?
Scars
Online Dangers
Since Age 6?
This Is Me, my fight song
She wanted me to prove I loved...
I Blame Myself
היי לינור
I Am Still Standing
I’m Finally Moving On
יש חיים אחרי אונס
Breaking the Silence

16 times
Molestation and Rape Survivor/Warrior
Rape and Not Believed
Stranger, Friend, Lawyer, and Youth Leader
Two Friends and Two Boys
My Mother was raped and told me...
What To Do IF You’re Not Raped...
Not just me
First Friend at University
Darkness With Friends
I Thought I was Safe
Males can be victims too
Deja Vu
When school isn’t safe. (Australia)
הסיפור שלי…
Shelter My Soul
Male dancer
Erase and Rewind
Why did this happen to me???
A Journal of a Wayward Child
He said he loved me
3 Generations
The Night That Changed My Life
I Thought I was Safe
Army
Molestation
Almost Raped
April 8th, 2016
35 Years Ago
Sexual Abuse
The Monster With The Pretty Smile
Bad Decision
I Am Still Standing
Always the Girls Fault
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
Together, We Are Brave

