#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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ללינור היקרה
At 13
The First Man In My Life
Childhood Rape
Raped 14 times in 1 year
Babysitter Abuse
I Was Only 14
my story
It is not my fault
incest
His Charming Ways
Rape
No Title Will Stop How I Feel
Why wasn’t I able to say “NO!”?
Mi Esposa
“I should do this more often”
Despedida
En Enero de 2010
Doesnt Think He’s a Rapist
Male dancer
It was not my fault
My Story, My Nightmare
All men are the same
Broken Girl
I Was Only 7
Rape
Raped at the Air Force Academy
My Evil Brother
Raped by Brother
An Intruder
Blackout
He was jealous of my new friend
My First Memories….
Help!! What Can I Do?
I Just Need to Tell Someone
A Difference Perspective
Need help
A Message from the Director
What Is Success?
לא יוצאים מזה…
The Boys Club Continues
Ready to Share
In My Home
Dear Coward
Prom Night
He Was a Family Friend
I Too Was Raped
Dream / Recall
I loved him
Me too
I know when I see a rapist...
Was it rape?
CPS Let My Rapist Walk Free
Kibbutz
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
היי לינור
I Was 20
Nashville Sweetheart
My Husband thought he was entitled to...
Raped Study Abroad in Seoul
What’s Done Is Done
Heart broken
A Year After
So Young
Drunk and Alone
Rape Shaming
עדיין מציק
The Girl Who Went To College
My Daughter
Just Fine
Not Blood Cousins
Every Way Imaginable
J’avais 13 ans
Was I raped?
I Said No
Date Rape
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Happy Birthday
Fenced In
Mi Historia
כמוני כמוך
I loved him
Around 9 PM
Sexual Abuse
Twice is too much
My Boyfriend Raped Me
Rubbing my scars
No Title Will Stop How I Feel
Damaged goods
Father, Brother, Brother
So Many Years to Remember
After Wedding
End of Innocence
We met at the bar
You Were My Friend
My First “Boyfriend”
My Best Friend’s Husband Raped Me
Teatime
Exploitation Was My Lifestyle
Sexual abuse by brother
The Statistics that Changed Me
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Just Words
Obsessed Abusive Ex
Spring Break Nightmare
Proud
Date Rape
It wasn’t my fault
Trying To Help
Summer 2019
16 Years Later
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
A sociopath in disguise
It’s OK
I Was Raped
Raped By A Registered Sex Offender
#IStandWithHer
Unknown
He ignored me
His Masterpiece
I want to Call it what it...
I wish she wouldve helped me
Young and Innocent
Breaking the Trust
i was a child.
Chaos
was i raped?
A Night Out
Over 40 years Ago
When I Was 8 Years Old
Shame
Rape in my locked home
Didn’t Think it Could Happen to ME
My Friend’s House
The rape apology and my reply
I Trusted Him
Raped By My Therapist
Once? Twice? Five Times?
Molested
He said he loved me
A childhood to recover from
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
I was assaulted twice at the same...
He Loved Me
Being Molested as a Young Boy
Just Another Night
Doctor Nightmares
Keeping Faith
The First Time
Too naïve
First Love to Long Term Abuse
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
17
A School Trip
Confused by Rape
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Mrs.
Breaking the Silence

My Mother was raped and told me...
The Power of Victimization
STRONG
Enough Is Enough
It was in a society that told...
You are going to show me how...
I am More than a Victim
Gang Rape
A Meek Young Girl
Sexually abused by a 11/12 girl
First date: Raped after school at 15
Who is Responsible?
Her first job
The Cliche
After Wedding
Seis Años
It Happened More Than Once
Naive
I Am A Survivor
I thought he was a friend
Am I
A respectable collegue
It was my ex boyfriend
Drunken Rape
7 years and it still controls me
Rape !!
Who Do I Trust
My Story
A Childhood of Sexual Trauma
School Bathroom
The same guy
You Must Acknowledge
Twice
My Story
Erased From Memory
My mom is in constant contact with...
My Brothers Two Best Friends
Naive
Proof, but no Witnesses
My Father’s Funeral
PART 1: My True, Horrid, and Concluded...
Three weeks, every day..
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Thank you for speaking out…
Frozen in fear
Family Secrets
Ashly’s story
The Guy I Trusted
Its Got To STOP!
The First Time
Twice
Your truth will change someones’ life.
My principal mom raped me
Another Victim
After I Was Raped
De Los 6 a Los 12
This Is Me, my fight song
My Rape Stories
Holding It In
Out of Control
What happened to me doesn’t have to...
Blaming Myself
Forgiving The Rapist
Camp rape
Remember as a victim you have done...
Prey
Bartender Lies
raped and isolated
Night Out
Males can be victims too
I Was 19
When I Was 7
You Must Acknowledge
Glitter Girl, Gone.
Under Age drinking
Unlucky
הסיפור שלי…
My Father
Was led by the quarterback
Unethical or illegal?
Domestic Rape
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
His name was Kenneth
ללינור היקרה
Together, We Are Brave

