#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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Letter to…
a shattered girl and her dreams restored
Myself
Thank You
Seis Años
My best friend raped me
Speaking Up
I think I was raped
Dad Raped Me
Beyond a story
Sexual Abuse
Don’t Know What to Call What Happened
Twice
Family of Lies
Date Rape
My Story
I’m Now a Statistic
My Husband Repeatedly Raped me
Survivor

Childhood Trauma
Wide awake
Drugged
Employer rape
Ms.
Rape
My Story.
עדיין מציק
My Story.
I was a child
Raped At 16, 29, 31
Friend of my Husband
My Rape
הסיפור שלי…
Roofied
Mi Esposa
Mi Esposa
Shelter My Soul
To My Rapist
Ended in Rape
Speaking Up for Women
לפני 14 שנים
Do NOT Trust Strangers
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
היי
Brother in Law
My Mother was raped and told me...
The Statistics that Changed Me
Child abuse 9yo now 45 yo never...
Raped in my own bed
Life of Trauma
This is MY story
14 year old raped at school
I Didn’t See It In Time
Running With Bare Feet
Safe Isn’t Always What We Believe
Getting Better
My message to all
הטרידו אותי
An Embarrassing Situation
College Professor
So Long Ago But Still With Me
Please Rape Me
Warning
I Was Told It Was Normal
Just Words
Grandpa
Abused as a Child
En Enero de 2010
Drugged After Junior Prom
Freshman on Campus
De Los 6 a Los 12
My First Time
Bringing the Stories to Light
Tormented
The Night My Life Changed
Over 40 years Ago
Forgotten Memories Submerge
I Really Want To Forget About It
In Korea
The Life I Live
My Own Sister
Stupid Coward
Not just me
Your truth will change someones’ life.
Rape at Bogota, Colombia
Stockholm
Waiting For Justice
Rock It!

I Was Only 7
היי לינור
Men Like Brett Kavanaugh Make It Hard...
This Is My Story
Raped by a work colleague
Hundreds of Times
Glitter Girl, Gone.
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
A Zillion Baths But Still Feel Dirty
Thank you for being LOUD!
A Survivor’s Mindset
Being drunk is not consent
In My Home
Bringing the Stories to Light
How Many Times?
I knew and trusted him
My Fiancé Destroyed Me
Sexual Abuse
It’s Hard But It Gets Better
I Was Just a Dancer
Young and Unaware
I’m Confused
A respectable collegue
Betrayed By My Husband
The First Time
Male dancer
F
He doesn’t even know he raped me
Drugged and Gang Raped
Raped By A Registered Sex Offender
Sexual Assault
Tormented
raped by my own brother
School Principal
4 Years Ago
I was raped
Don’t Want to Anymore
My Horrific Nightmare
i was a child.
Sharing #MeToo’s
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
The Statistics that Changed Me
My Daughter’s Rape
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Family rape
Finally ready to tell my story
Thank you for speaking out…
Incest & Date Rape
Never Forgotten
The Loss of My Childhood
Do I even belong here?
He’s Your Husband, It’s Not Rape
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
Exploitation Was My Lifestyle
I Am Still Standing
I Was Just A Baby
Anxiety
Survivor #metoo
…
Sex doll
10 YEARS OF SILENCE
My story!
i was pulling my shorts up
Was it my fault?
Constant fear
Circumstances Collided That Night
Awareness Among Teenage Boys
First Frat Party
Welcome To Adulthood
No Justice
My protector, my father, my rapist all...
Life Was Ruined
Raped By a Friend
Today is my time to cry
Touching
Together, We Are Brave

Sexual assault/ sex trafficking
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
Hidden Emotions
My First Boyfriend
Acquaintance Rape
Deja Vu
Will I ever get over it.
I was raped by a youtube personality...
When Will This Nightmare End
So drunk I can’t remember
It is not my fault
Mental Breakdown
My Multiple-Offender Rape
23 year old virgin
The Monster With The Pretty Smile
He Was My Friend
Afraid, Ashamed and Alone
2 Years Ago
Ex Boyfriend
כמוני כמוך
How Many Times?
Aftermath
The summer between 6th and 7th grade
My Two Cents
ללינור היקרה
Tulane Law
I Said No
Throughout my teen years
Naive College Freshman
It Happened To Me
Do you remember your first time?
My Ex-Boyfriend and Rapist
A Self Destructive Life
I know when I see a rapist...
Everyone loves him
It was normal
My Rape Story
Stranger Rape
Thick Mud
Domestic rape
They thought it was fun
Ketamine Rape
She Should Be Over It
In The Concrete Jungle
The Gentleman
My principal mom raped me
She sent a Warning, and Paid for...
Divided into two
Surviving sexual assault trauma
my story-and where i “took it”…
Still Hurting
When Will My Voice Be Heard
I Never Give Up

