#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 Abusive Ex-Boyfriend
A young mother
Two times. One year.
Raped by my Step Brother
He Was My Dad
STRONG
On the Way Home
היי
3 Generations
Still Affected
Piece
יש חיים אחרי אונס
I Recorded my Rapist
5 Years On
3 years later i still wonder if...
My Story
BC Oilfield Ruined My Life
Erase and Rewind
J’avais 13 ans
He Was a Family Friend
He was jealous of my new friend
Grandpa
The Life I Live
Am i being raped?
Why Me?
my story
Sexually abused by my father
Rape??
Scared and Confused
Survivor
Raped by my ex-boyfriend
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
עדיין מציק
Invictus
He Stole Something From Me
Two Times
My Interview
Victim Shaming
A Voice to be Heard
Army
3x
Alone and Afraid
Summer 2019
Need help
Proud
Sexual Assault Survival
Still Can’t Believe It
Off My Shoulders
First “Real” Boyfriend
Survivors of Continuous Events of Sexual ABUSE
Too naïve
Broken Homes, Broken Families
I called him my friend
Taking Back My Life
Afraid of Being Judged
Too naïve
The Night That Changed My World
My Story
I Own My Story
It’s OK
Frozen in fear
Rape
Multiple Date Rapes/Sexual Abuse During Teen Years...
I am not a rape victim
I Barely Knew Them
Trust
I Was Only 14
A Fun Night
He doesn’t even know he raped me
Scars
My Story
First Frat Party
I wanted to get high
Rape
Married to my Rapist
Scar
Multiple Times
A Lifetime of #MeToo – How Sexual...
Hundreds of Times
When tears and no aren’t the answer
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
Thank you
Raped and Numbed
My story growing up with a secret
Running
Be Aware
Sexual Abuse
Feelings After I was Raped 20 plus...
It started with you.
When does it get easier?
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
Guilt and Shame Almost Killed
I Am a Survivor…
Survivors of Continuous Events of Sexual ABUSE
Confused by Rape
My Daughter
I Was Told It Was Normal
Was almost raped and no one did...
I Trusted Him
Raped as a Boy
A Story
My Mother’s Albatross
Braver
