#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…
Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80222025
iTunes: http://apple.co/1Og611n
Amazon: http://amzn.com/B0194BJ5MO
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/bravemissworld
I Wanted to See the Aquarium
Child Molester
I Had No Voice
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
I Trusted Him
I Don’t Trust My Father
Too naïve
Rape
Myself
2 Years Ago
My teacher and my step-brother
Rape on a Foreign Exchange Trip
16 times
He Was a Friend
An Embarrassing Situation
#IStandWithHer
Today, I Let It All Go
Frozen in fear
Years in Denial
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Embrace It All
Raped as a Young Boy
He Was My Boyfriend
No Title Will Stop How I Feel
אוףףףף
Mi Historia
They Laughed
Childhood Friend
raped as a lone solidier in israeli...
Think About It Everyday
Unethical or illegal?
Afraid of Being Judged
Effort To Survive
I didn’t know it was rape, I...
The Girl Who Went To College
היי
I’m Not Sure
Dirty Whore
Be Aware
Halloween Nightmare
Ending Misogyny
Sexual Assault in my own bed
Out of Control
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
גבר אלים וחולני
I trusted him
I am a survivor
Father Figure
The First Time
Simply My Story
In NYC
Abuse and Rape
My Story
My Story
Devil In Disguise
No Wasn’t Good Enough
Football Player
Ignored
Twice
It wasn’t my fault
יש חיים אחרי אונס
More Than a Survivor
Rape by Boyfriend
Help…
Raped at the Air Force Academy
Molested
Proud
Help
3 Strikes and No More
Drunken Rape
When All Hope is Gone
Need Support
Online dating
Life Purpose
So Now What?
Death before birth
Abuse Continued
A Fighter? Or The Perfect Mask?
Sexual Assault
Raped, Adopted, Raped Again
Today, I Let It All Go
Drugged
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Men ruined my life
Rape Victim / Rapist in Hollywood
Not Really Love
I thought he was a brother
Not all friends are true
A Voice to be Heard
Still Terrified
In-Between Times
Not A Trustworthy Man
It Was the Second
“I’m not gonna have sex with you”
Mi Esposa
Neighbor Trust
Say Something
Don’t Want to Anymore
Prey
My Story
Travelling
Repeat Offender
My experience as an intern in highschool
Had Her Back
The Cliche
Red Flags
Let Down
A Life of Pain
My Journey as a Rape survivor from...
When My Body Wasn’t Mine.
Rape
Constant fear
An Amazing Woman
Spousal Rape
Are you sure?
Sex doll
Never Thought It Would Happen to Me
Don’t Know
A flat tire is a rapist’s opportunity
I Was Only 14
Not just me
Army
Glitter Girl, Gone.
You Were My Friend
I didn’t know
Not safe in my own skin
Who Is To Blame?
The First Time
My Mother’s Albatross
Why Me, Time and Time Again
my story
A young mother
Time Stood Still
Someone Close to You
There Is Hope For Us
Sexual Abuse and Rape
Friend of mines set me up
Rock It!

Denial
I Remember Being Happy
Couldnt Damage My Spirit
Is this normal?
Hope after repeated rape
Scars That Heal
My consent is just that…mine
Am I Wrong?
Summer 2019
Thank you
Male Rape Victims Suffer in Silence
J’avais 13 ans
November ’08
Aftermath
Raped in the Air Force
Not Over It
How Many Times?
Rape
How it makes me feel 5 years...
My Innocence Was Taken Away
Drugged
Sexual Abuse
I Choose Hope
