#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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Roommates
Did He Rape Me?
Sexually abused by a 11/12 girl
STRONG
Friend of mines set me up
I was raped for 5 years when...
A Voice to be Heard
I didn’t say “no”
An Unknown Face & Hands
Confused
We Live Part of Hell on Earth
Never Ending
Everyone loves him
Family Member
The Fight We Can All Win
My Husband Repeatedly Raped me
When school isn’t safe. (Australia)
Restoring Innocence
He was a friend
Sexual Assault Survival
Someone I Thought I Could Trust
Male dancer
הטרידו אותי
Breaking the Trust
Read This Please
אוףףףף
School Bathroom
Too naïve
But I Was Drunk
כמוני כמוך
Once When I Was 6, Once When...
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
Let’s Fight Back With Love
The Boys Club Continues
My Two Days of Hell
What Should I Do?
Too naïve
Heavy Is The Head
Okay, Not Okay
Ignoring only gets so far
Ending Misogyny
“raped” by my long time bf
Still Terrified
I Wanted to See the Aquarium
לא יוצאים מזה…
Lost In Time
These Men are More Protected Than We...
Help
Raped in my own bed
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
En Enero de 2010
The pain behind smile
Childhood of assault
not the typical rape
I know when I see a rapist...
Touching
Going to be His Girlfriend
Today, I Let It All Go
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
He said he’d never do it again
גבר אלים וחולני
היי לינור
Who Is To Blame?
He said he loved me
Survivor #metoo
You’re a Rapist
Girl Raped By a Girl
My story
Being Done
Childhood Rape
Ms.
Party Accident
יש חיים אחרי אונס
Day at the Lake
Not normal
Broken
Sally
Summer 2019
Rape
A familiar fight
Male dancer
It’s still happening
He Took My Virginity
First “Real” Boyfriend
I can’t remember if I said yes...
High School Rape
A friend who is a rapist
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
The Statistics that Changed Me
Still searching for any type of answer....
Running With Bare Feet
23 year old virgin
Touched by my cousin
I was 17 and survived
I Didn’t Know I Was Raped
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
Boy scout of america
I regret not telling
Glitter Girl, Gone.
two years ago
Ride from the Concert
Surviving my father
My brother raped my sister and my...
15
Testifying
Drugged
Not Okay
I Was Raped
A Story
Amber’s Story
The preacher’s son
Glitter Girl, Gone.
She’s a survivor
Sex doll
לפני 14 שנים
My year abroad
His name was Kenneth
weird brother
Unethical or illegal?
You Can’t Trust Anyone
You were supposed to be my friend
Perfect on Paper
Freshman Year
Raped By Boyfriend
I Dated My Rapists
Just Words
Family rape
Sexual Abuse
Bringing the Stories to Light
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
My Story
Pastor’s Son
A respectable collegue
The rape apology and my reply
Domestic Rape
Rape survivor
Bringing the Stories to Light
Confused
I was raped
Our Stories & Pain Are Valid
Gang Raped
Alcohol Convinced Me It Was My Fault,...
I was only 5
HE Haunts Me
UNEXPOSED – AFTER 30 YEARS OF EXTREME...
ללינור היקרה
Extreme Blessings
Why Me Over and Over?
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Raped By Family
14 year old raped at school
My story growing up with a secret
5th Grade
It Happens All Too Often
Surviving, Kinda
With Love
I am 1 in 4
What Is Success?
Fraternity gang rape
Uncomfortable
My Ex-Boyfriend and Rapist
Finally ready to tell my story
The First Man In My Life
Drugged
I Was Raped?
It was not my fault
Never Got His Name
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
Molested
Night Out
When does it get easier?
The Friend
A Beautiful Trap
Scared
People You Do Not Know
Childhood Rape
Hard Time
I Trusted Him
Drugged and Gang Raped
There Is Hope For Us
Thank you
Raped
Rape by Boyfriend
I wanted to get high
Virgin Rape
Once Again
Agressée deux fois, mais toujours debout.
Third time’s the charm
Just A Party
Don’t Want to Anymore
Not Alone
Nothing important…
Not all friends are true
My Friend’s House
Army
Extremely Terrified
My Year in Hell
1 in 5
Despedida
Lost Trust In Men For The Longest...
Raped by Abusive Husband
I was raped for 3 years
Obsessed Abusive Ex
Stupid Coward
עדיין מציק
3 Strikes and No More
Drunk and Alone
I’m a Survivor because I am a...
When I Was Three
Michelle Johnston
April 19th
I Was Only 7
Date Rape
I Am Beautiful Now
Mi Historia
Exposing Rapists – A Poem
It was never…..That
Didn’t Know Until Later
So long, I’ll be seeing you everywhere
Growth
…
Just a Joke
Childhood Sexual Abuse
Being Raped
Still Haven’t Healed
Prom Night
MS13
Circumstances Collided That Night
Survivor

