#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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Broken Trust
Frozen in fear
It Can Happen To Anyone
Alone and depressed
My cousins friend
Damaged goods
Army
First Time
He took away my innocence
Was I Raped?
Innocent Faith
My story
Hostage
Rape
My story growing up with a secret
Spoke out and was blamed
ללינור היקרה
What Was I Thinking?
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
Six Years of Denial
Rape
Keeping Faith
Life Changer
It can happen to boys too!
Molestation and Rape Survivor/Warrior
I was raped
The Night That Changed My Life
My fiancé is my rapist but I...
Raped By 6 Policemen
The Boys Club Continues
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
Middle school sexual harassment
Lightening Does Strike Twice
Not normal
Young and Unaware
My 18th Birthday
Sexually Assaulted
Date Rape?
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Not friends
Rape
Hope for Healing
My Side
Summer 2019
rape
Ms.
Erase and Rewind
The First Man Who Broke My Heart
23 year old virgin
Trapped
Molested
A Close Call With Family
Too naïve
Rape
J’avais 13 ans
When I Was 8
Naive College Freshman
Child sexual abuse
I’m Doing You a Favor
Rape Is Everywhere
Twice is too much
Black and Blue
Rape
Moving on Alone from Rape
Family
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
I Blame Myself
Rape
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Just Words
Worst pain of my life
My Daughter and I Both
Male dancer
Dad Raped Me
Raped in the Air Force
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
Feelings After I was Raped 20 plus...
Politeness Serves No One
Forgiving The Rapist
He took it as yes
Stuck
My 19 year old cousin
A Story Untold
I’m a Survivor because I am a...
From Scared Girl to Strong Mother
“It’s not your fault.”
The Night That Changed My World
הסיפור שלי…
my story
My Rape Story
היי
Sexist Families Leave Girls Vulnerable to Rape
A Childhood of Sexual Trauma
Sexual Assault
Remember as a victim you have done...
Happy Survivor
Rape Under Intoxication
Nashville Sweetheart
Abusive Relationship
Too naïve
My Ex-husband
My story growing up with a secret
5
Being Raped
I thought we were friends
Raped At 12 Years Old– Letter to...
Effort To Survive
I was used. I got left. I...
What Is Success?
I Was 3 Years Old
Last Party
Who is Responsible?
I was just 9.
I Was 3 Years Old
Myself
My Step Father
Childhood Sexual Abuse
הטרידו אותי
Rape Being Considered a “Joke”
My biggest mistake
Manipulation
Does the pain ever go away?
Ending Misogyny
Was It Rape?
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
I still don’t know
Finding My Voice
Cousin Rape
Stolen Innocence
Date Rape
Lasting memories
I Was Raped?
Drugged raped and failed by justice
#MeToo, too
אוףףףף
My Last Party
Seis Años
“No” is Universal
Be Aware
Raped By Boyfriend
Hidden Emotions
Sexually assaulted several times
Rape Survivor
Not Another Moment
Will I ever get over it.
לפני 14 שנים
My Story
Drugged and Gang Raped
My Brave Daughter
Why does this keep happening to me?
A Night To Remember
My stepfather
Believe Her
Braver

I WAS RAPED BY SEVERAL
I was raped
Rape
I am a Survivor
Unknown Abuse by Biological Father
College Student
My story!
my toxic relationship
Gang Rape
Survivor
