#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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My teacher and my step-brother
It Was the Second
He Was a Cop
I was raped for 5 years when...
When My Body Wasn’t Mine.
Lost My Virginity In Rape By Jehovah’s...
Grooming
Politeness Serves No One
Unicorns
Middle School
The Man Who Never Was
Finding Me
They thought it was fun
He had my pants down
My Past
Bringing the Stories to Light
Was I really raped?
Raped more than once
I Just Started High School
Raped, Adopted, Raped Again
Date Rape?
Just Words
My baby girl
Too Young
Rape
Sex doll
Raped in College
PART 4: My True, Horrid, and Concluded...
Ashamed
Broken
Only I get to make choices for...
Who Do I Trust
It is not my fault
My Daughter
Male dancer
Family rape
I can’t remember before it started
Ms.
I Was Only 7
Scared Like Crazy
It’s Your Fault
The Friend
Raped By Boyfriend
Repeat Offender
Unhealthy Relationship
This Is My Story
LOST
In Denial of My Rape
3 incidents
My Modeling Experience
When I Was 8 Years Old
All Just Too Much
Employer rape
Rape
From a Boyfriend
Too naïve
No
David and Goliath
Moving On
Boyfriend Forcefully Sodomized Me
My Story
Be Careful Who You Trust
I Thought I was Safe
School Prom
Raped by Him
I Am Still Standing
College Student
I Was Only 14
Be Aware
random rape
Why didn’t I do anything?
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
I was raped
Life Changer
My Last Party
It never goes away
Repressed Memory
My husband was molested as a child
Surviving sexual assault trauma
Hundreds of Times
Afraid
When Is Rape Actually Rape?
Respect
College Professor
My 21st Birthday
Mi Esposa
A respectable collegue
Molested at 3
Date Rape Drug
Dating & Relatives
Was It My Fault?
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Assault?
Date Rape
Date Rape
Our Corrupted Country
Time Stood Still
Moving on Alone from Rape
I Don’t Know My Story
The Statistics that Changed Me
Sexually abused by my step brothers
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
Rape
Rape In a Rural Town
Now I Understand My Husband
Stranger, Friend, Lawyer, and Youth Leader
Raped in the Air Force
My best friend
Rude awakening
raped as a lone solidier in israeli...
I’m Finally Moving On
Scared and Confused
A Survivor, Not a Victim
He’s Still Out There
How Many Times?
Is It Really Rape?
Fraternity gang rape
Roofied
Abuse Continued
Rape
Emotional Abuse
It Was Too Late
My First Two Times
Multiple Times
Aftermath
So Many Times
intruder
Forced, De-flowered
My “Step-father”
Unethical or illegal?
Raped by My Ex
Embrace It All
En Enero de 2010
Sleepraping
Rape !!
Raped By My Therapist
It Started with my Brother
Was it rape if he’s my boyfriend?
Suffered and Survived
My Best Friend’s Boyfriend
To the men who hurt me
Help
The Cliche
Raped By My Father
He Was My Boss
Rape
I thought you loved me
My Story
Don’t Be Me
First College Party
My Daughter and I Both
Marital Rape and the abuser in my...
Never Thought It Would Happen To Me
J’avais 13 ans
This will be painful
There is hope
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
Sexual Assault
Ended in Rape
Memories Are Back
Black Girl
High School Orientation
Two Friends and Two Boys
So drunk I can’t remember
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
I Was Nearly Raped
My “Step-father”
This Is Me, my fight song
היי לינור
Asking for advice
Summer 2019
What I Now Feel, Because of Him
Seis Años
The Boys Club Continues
LOST
ללינור היקרה
Permanently Scarred
Thought He Was A Friend
I Can Barely Remember
Speaking Up for Women
Say Something
הסיפור שלי…
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
A Letter to My Rapist
Manhandling to Rape
Sexual Assault
Raped By 6 Policemen
Stupid Coward
An Embarrassing Situation
The Night That Changed My World
עדיין מציק
Second Date
Too good to be true
Forever Changed
Army
Dads boss daughter!!!!!!
Mrs.
People don’t think your spouse can rape...
Serial Rapist
Walk Me?
Deja Vu
He Was a Friend
Taking Back My Life
The Same Effect
Sexual Abuse
Playing House
Finally Accepting I Was Raped
I Was Dating Him
Raped and Molested
אוףףףף
Lost Trust In Men For The Longest...
My Ex-husband
To my best friend who raped me
I was 17 and survived
It Was My Mom
My Story
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Endless Shame
לא יוצאים מזה…
Hurt and Anger
Two Times
My Own Brother
Naive College Freshman
Story of My Life
Worst Day Ever
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Liar, Liar
University Bar
His Masterpiece
My Untold Story
Despedida
Date rape
Never Be the Same Again
Kind of Asking For It?
I was taken advantage of when drunk
My story growing up with a secret
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
Sexual Abuse of Minors
Married My Rapist
Twice is too much
כמוני כמוך
my story
UNEXPOSED – AFTER 30 YEARS OF EXTREME...
4 Years Ago
Date Rape
Raped by Him
My Snowball Effect
Warrior
Is this normal?
A Stong Woman
School Rape
He was 56
I Blame Myself
Relationship does not equal consent
Raped in Foster care
Not just me
He’s Still Out There
Feelings After I was Raped 20 plus...
Myself
Rape and the Aftermath
In Denial of My Rape
Abuse Continued
Rape and Crisis
I was used. I got left. I...
I Remember Being Happy
I can’t remember if I said yes...
Mi Historia
You are with me!!
raped by my own brother
I Am Brave

