#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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Help!! What Can I Do?
Noah
He took away my innocence
Couldnt Damage My Spirit
He Was My Boss
Teatime
הסיפור שלי…
Betrayal
Alcohol Convinced Me It Was My Fault,...
Being Raped
Spoke out and was blamed
Being Molested as a Young Boy
Raped by a US Marine when I...
Don’t Be Me
Rape Being Considered a “Joke”
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
Confused
Realization of Rape
A Survivor’s Mindset
J’avais 13 ans
Weak
Boyfriend Forcefully Sodomized Me
Why?
Denial
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
My story
Cavemen
Disappointed
Holding It In
Rape
I am a Rape Survivor
Employer rape
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
Broken down car
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
The Girl Who Went To College
What happened to me?
My Stepdad Molested Me
Sex doll
Abuse and Rape
My Daughter and I Both
My Cousin
Please do not be afraid of being...
Rape
First Rape
Everyone loves him
Too naïve
I think my “boyfriend” raped me
He took it as yes
Domestic rape
Happy Hell-oween
You Were My Friend
Raped in the Air Force
One Day At a Time
Memories Are Back
An Abnormal Reaction
Summer 2019
A Childhood of Sexual Trauma
Broken Girl
Male dancer
I was 8 years old
It’s My Fault
A respectable collegue
Colored Hair and Diamond Tattoo
The Cliche
Raped By 6 Policemen
Afraid of Him
When I Was 7
Drugged raped and failed by justice
Drunken Rape
Call Me Anything But That
Manipulation
I Didn’t See It In Time
Disappointed
Childhood Friend Date Rape
I Will Never Forget
I didn’t know
rape
My abuse story victim to survivor
I blamed myself for so long
The Course of Seven Years
Kidnapped
Raped
Happy Birthday
I don’t Know, but I Know
Black and Blue
Colored Hair and Diamond Tattoo
My Life in Foster Care
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
Mi Historia
I Am Brave!
I didn’t even know what was happening
Digging my own grave
Daycare Teacher
April 2015
Resiliency
4 Years Ago
Was i raped?!
My Story
Unlucky
Raped At 12 Years Old– Letter to...
Bringing the Stories to Light
“Me too” On Facebook
He Was a Family Friend
His Charming Ways
I was raped
Sexual Assault
Childhood Trauma
Stronger Every Day
Ritual Sexual Abuse
Glitter Girl, Gone.
My Abusers
Ms.
When I Was Three
My Snowball Effect
I Was Dating Him
I Am Still Standing
Scared
Raped because of who I loved
Rape??
Didn’t Think it Could Happen to ME
Afraid, Ashamed and Alone
High School Orientation
I blamed myself for so long
My story
Not Sure It Happened
Still Can’t Believe It
dad and mom rape
Warrior
Now I Understand My Husband
Raped 14 times in 1 year
Workplace Sexual Harassment
I Am a Survivor…
Touched by a Man I Didn’t Know
Memories
Family
Moving On
Innocence Taken
7 years and it still controls me
עדיין מציק
Letter to My Rapist
16 times
Ex-Boyfriend
What sent me over the edge
Repressed Memories x3 Abusers
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
An Abnormal Reaction
Despedida
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Still Going
Hidden Emotions
Someone Left To Trust?
Raped at the Air Force Academy
It Happened More Than Once
The “R” Word
Cruel Kids
Family
Family Secrets
הטרידו אותי
Say Something
Ready to Share
Mi Esposa
Molestation
Sexual abuse
Rape on a Foreign Exchange Trip
Under Age drinking
Your truth will change someones’ life.
My Daughter’s Rape
A Letter
Unforgiven
Broken vase
To serve and protect, but who will...
Rape
Never Even Knew
I dont know what to call it
Rude awakening
Knowledge is Power
I just realized this today.
It Was My Fault
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
Foreign City
I can say it now
I Was Prepared
3 incidents
In Five Years
Stronger
I am not a rape victim
Date Rape
My Story
Exposing Rapists – A Poem
Cavemen
My Story
A Year After
Last Party
Another kid raped me
I Choose Hope
