#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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Noah
This is MY story
Case Dropped by Prosecutor
November ’08
My Ex Husband – My Biggest Enemy
Speak Up
Doesn’t Ever Really Go Away…
My Friend
Jules story
Raped & Kidnapped By An Ex
My Best Friend’s Boyfriend
J’avais 13 ans
He Was My Boss
A School Trip
Loss of Trust
Shattered Childhood
Seis Años
Ex-Boyfriend
Rape
This Is My Story
Unspoken
Step Daddy
My Rape
2-4 am on January 15th
The Setup
Bad Morning
Online Dangers
Dirty Whore
A respectable collegue
Erase and Rewind
The Stepmonster
Hard Time
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Sexual Assault??
I just realized this today.
ללינור היקרה
Victim No More
Believe it or Not, It happened to...
It’s Been 10 Years
My Abusive Ex-Boyfriend
Fear
Date Rape
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
Alcohol
lucky
We met at the bar
My Husband Set Me Up!
I know when I see a rapist...
17
Twice
Feelings After I was Raped 20 plus...
3 Days After Arriving at College
#MeToo I am 1
Vaseline Stepbrother
Battling
To My Rapist
13 & Alone
I was used. I got left. I...
Wrong Choice
f*ck you
f*ck you
“Me too” On Facebook
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
What Can I Do
I Am A Survivor
Life Changer
Workplace Sexual Harassment
My Story
Sexually Assaulted Or Not?
I Too Was Raped
4th grade
I “needed” to do this!
An Abnormal Reaction
Catfished
Help…
Raped By 6 Policemen
MY Inspirational Story
Camilla’s Story
Was It Real or Not
I Don’t Even Know His Name
Struggling to Survive
A Beautiful Trap
Roommates
So Young
Another poem about a not so perfect...
Rape
I Didn’t See It In Time
Ketamine Rape
Glitter Girl, Gone.
Friend of mines set me up
Ex-boyfriend rape
Rape
Multiple Times
My story growing up with a secret
Family members ex husband
The Night I Wished Never Happened!!
He’s Still Out There
Friend of my Husband
repeatedly
We were both 10.
Severe childhood trauma, due to drunken, irresponsible,...
Assaulted by my neighbor
Gross
Broken
Attempted Rape
No More Silence
היי
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
To the men who hurt me
Sexual Coercion
Breaking the Trust
כמוני כמוך
Naive College Freshman
I got away
Being Raped
My biggest mistake
My message to all
היי לינור
Rape
My story!
I Trusted Him
23 year old virgin
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
My Brothers Two Best Friends
לא יוצאים מזה…
Memories Are Back
Unethical or illegal?
Brave Miss(es) Indeed
So Now What?
My Ex-Boyfriend and Rapist
Thank You
Relationship does not equal consent
Stranger, Friend, Lawyer, and Youth Leader
Raped in the Air Force
Endless Shame
Raped By My Father
Myself
A Night To Remember
My Fears Do Not Define Me
I Am Brave!
Sexual Abuse and Rape
Sexual Abuse
Knowledge is Power
Sexual Assault
Raped Study Abroad in Seoul
Third time’s the charm
Why Didn’t You Stop Him?
Sexual abuse
Drunken Rape
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
You Can’t Trust Anyone
I now know
One in Four
The Park
Why: A Poem About My Rape
I Am Brave

Short Story
I regret not telling
Happy Hell-oween
Just Words
A Life of Pain
The Boys Club Continues
Mi Historia
A Victim No Longer
Ms.
גבר אלים וחולני
5th Grade
My Story
Ms
Date Rape
I Recorded my Rapist
Kidnapped
Rape Survivor
My Beloved Man
The Man Who Never Was
The Party
The Silent But Haunting Wounds Of Rape
Piece
Nightmare
Rape
To my best friend who raped me
Fled the Country
I was raped for 3 years
A learning experience
The Day I Was Raped and Abandoned
Trapped
J’avais 13 ans
אוףףףף
I Didn’t Want to Do It
There are a lot of assholes on...
I Recorded my Rapist
Hostage
Only I get to make choices for...
The Park
The same guy
Torn
Uncomfortable
Story of My Life
Ketamine Rape
7 Months
15
When does it get easier?
I Thought I Was Safe
Just a Child
Thank you
Unhealthy Relationship
I Barely Knew Them
Together, We Are Brave

