#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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Breaking the Trust
When will it be enough?
Raped by my boyfriend
I Didn’t Know
April 8th, 2016
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
She wanted me to prove I loved...
Just Words
Shelter My Soul
Ignored
I Trusted Him
I was just 9.
Thank you
Black and Blue
Obsessed Abusive Ex
2 Years Ago
Multiple Times
He was jealous of my new friend
Still Hurting
My Own Street
I was very dumb.
Will I ever get over it.
They Laughed
Raped at 14
The Night That Changed My World
Was it my fault
Pretty Girls
Rape Victim / Rapist in Hollywood
No Wasn’t Good Enough
Once, Twice, Three Times A Victim
Confused by Rape
Feelings After I was Raped 20 plus...
En Enero de 2010
Personal Statement – Written January 2017
Freshman on Campus
Assault?
Once? Twice? Five Times?
random rape
Summer 2019
I Was Only 14
הטרידו אותי
keep it a secret
Rape
Raped as a Boy
My Horrific Nightmare
I guess it was rape
My Fault or His
Rape Is Everywhere
He Was Saving Me From Me
Together, We Are Brave

Unsure
Trauma
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
Trapped In a Fantasy World
Despedida
Abused By My Cousin and Uncle
Holding My Feelings In
הסיפור שלי…
Still Rape
This is my story
When will it be enough?
Ms
Quarterly Review
You’re a Rapist
Raped Husband
Catfished
Unlucky
Family
Ms
A Guy With Crooked Teeth
I thought we were friends
Today, I Let It All Go
Shame
Six Year Sentencing Anniversary
Dirty Whore
Survivor

לפני 14 שנים
Don’t Want to Admit It
1 in 5
my story
When Will This Nightmare End
She was never the same…
The Same Effect
i was 5 , 12 , 13...
Raped in a Psychiatric Hospital in the...
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
היי
Raped in the Air Force
Does “No” mean nothing?
Still Unable to Tell People
Metoo
I Didn’t Know
כמוני כמוך
An older cousin
The Life I Live
My Ex-Boyfriend and Rapist
My Story
My Sister and I were Abused
My biggest mistake
Dirty Whore
Male dancer
Weak
Naive and Vulnerable
Multiple Sexual Assaults
My best friend raped me
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
Growing Past Just Surviving
Trying To Help
Rape
Made in America
My Story
I’m so sorry
My Story
Repressed Memory
Shout Out
No means yes to some
I Remember How It Felt
No one owns your story but you
In Five Years
Why wasn’t I able to say “NO!”?
Aftermath
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Mi Historia
I Trusted You
Rape, Sexual Abuse
Another Victim
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
My Friend’s House
Date Raped
The Statistics that Changed Me
Raped at age 9 & 15
I wish she wouldve helped me
Mi Esposa
Verbal Abuse and Attempted Rape – A...
I’m a Survivor because I am a...
Drug raped
A Year After
Afraid of Being Judged
Hidden Emotions
My Coach My Rapist
Don’t Want to Admit It
There Is Hope For Us
Your truth will change someones’ life.
Raped by my grandfather
A person to trust became my worst...
Nothing important…
Myself
Night walk at community center
The Friendship I Always Never Wanted
My Story
Don’t Want to Anymore
My Best Friend
Touching
The Day I Was Raped and Abandoned
My Story
I don’t know anymore
Rape
Piece
Raped By My Therapist
Tormented
75 Percent Humidity
I Was Manipulated
The Day I Was Raped and Abandoned
He Lied
Is It My Fault?
Drunk and taken advantage of
This will be painful
I Never understood
My Ex-Boyfriend and Rapist
The Wolf and His Rabbit
Boyfriend Hell
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
I Recorded my Rapist
Twice a pattern?
I was raped and didn’t know
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
UNEXPOSED – AFTER 30 YEARS OF EXTREME...
I Was Only 7
אוףףףף
We go to the same church
My Story
Was it rape?
27 Hours
Drugged and Gang Raped
3 years on
Child Rape
The First Time
I Was 19
A young girl
Unethical or illegal?
i was a child.
Raped as a Boy
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
Never Even Knew
My Dad
I am J. D. R., and I...
Blamed myself …
Locked Up
The Course of Seven Years
Molested, Tortured, Rape, Survivor
Alone No Longer, Brave Till the End
Drunken Rape
I don’t Know, but I Know
Coming forward turned into a nightmare
Ms.
Sex doll
J’avais 13 ans
I know when I see a rapist...
Living With Us
He was jealous of my new friend
My story growing up with a secret
Beyond a story
Erase and Rewind
Raped by a work colleague
Lost In Time
I’m a functioning alcoholic
The First Man Who Broke My Heart
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Awareness Among Teenage Boys
Letter to…
Ended in Rape
I didn’t know what to do
Someone so close to me
Broken
Rape & Sexual Assault
Raped in College
Red Flags
He Was My Boyfriend
Panic Attack
Spousal Rape
Friends are sharing
I will never forget
I’m Only Stronger
Left Me In Pieces
I was 13
I Don’t Trust My Father
Rock It!

