#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.
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Being Raped
Only I get to make choices for...
Kept From Us
אוףףףף
Rape
I Too Was Raped
Domestic rape
At 17yr old was raped by my...
In Korea
גבר אלים וחולני
Raped in the Air Force
Stockholm
I was raped for 3 years
Incest
Every Way Imaginable
Six Year Sentencing Anniversary
Rape
First Crush
Are you sure?
College Professor
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
Drugged
I was assaulted twice at the same...
75 Percent Humidity
I Slept Next to Him
My Younger Sister
Was it Really Rape
Rape
Friend of mines set me up
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Someone You Know
Feeling Lost
Awareness Among Teenage Boys
The Diaper in the Corner
עדיין מציק
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Who is Responsible?
Army
So drunk I can’t remember
Stranger Danger
Raped by stranger x2
I Didn’t Know
Second Night of College
Shame
You Didn’t Break Me
Raped at 14
Sexual Assault
I Was Dating Him
I Don’t Even Know
Raped by stranger x2
Seis Años
I Remember How It Felt
I Thought He Loved Me
I know when I see a rapist...
Her first job
He Was Saving Me From Me
Marital Rape and the abuser in my...
Scars
הסיפור שלי…
My Ex-husband
Molested, Tortured, Rape, Survivor
Sexual Abuse in a Relationship
I regret not telling
Rape
The Statistics that Changed Me
Disappointed
Surviving my father
His name was Kenneth
I don’t Know, but I Know
Survivor, Still Struggling
I Was a Fool for Him
#IStandWithHer
Him or Me
All men are the same
Raped by ex boyfriend
Just Words
Scammer
Teenage Victim
It’s my fault
Drugged and Gang Raped
I was used. I got left. I...
To the men who hurt me
יש חיים אחרי אונס
Rape at Bogota, Colombia
I want to be better
Touched by a Man I Didn’t Know
My best friends dad
Case Dropped by Prosecutor
Being Raped
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Raped By 6 Policemen
My story growing up with a secret
Today is my time to cry
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
He Was a Friend
He raped me. I hugged him goodbye...
I am not a rape victim
Lightening Does Strike Twice
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
Heavy Is The Head
Too naïve
Football Player
3x
In Five Years
Raped by Brother
School Rape
A Fun Night
De Los 6 a Los 12
Naive and Raped at 15
Child Rape
Travelling
The abuser
5
Erased From Memory
I’m Not Easy
The Night My Life Changed
So Now What?
A Zillion Baths But Still Feel Dirty
Sex doll
You Were Suppose To Protect Me
Lost Dignity
Why you should talk to your daughters...
A Year After
A Childhood of Sexual Trauma
Family rape
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
Ex-boyfriend rape
Once, Twice, Three Times A Victim
לפני 14 שנים
Raped as a Baby
ITS BEEN 18 YEARS
Afraid of the Truth
My Oldest Friend
Multiple Times
Keeping Faith
Myself
My Brother’s Best Friend
Repressed Memory
First Date
Staying Strong
Not Really Love
It was in a society that told...
I Thought I Was Safe
My babysitter
My brother let him in
my story
Being Raped
It started with you.
He Was My Father
Finally Accepting I Was Raped
We go to the same church
#metoo
So Alone
היי לינור
A Lifetime of Trauma
Brave Miss(es) Indeed
Growth
Afraid of Being Judged
Multiple Times
Rape
Life Changed
My Modeling Experience
How Many Times?
Raped By My Therapist
My Story
Just Another Night
This could never happen to me
Ex-Boyfriend
Unlucky
I’m so sorry
Two Friends and Two Boys
Warrior
Raped as a child and teen
Why I Hate My Family
I can’t remember before it started
Don’t Give Up

This Is My Story
Despedida
היי
Locked Up
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
En Enero de 2010
Male dancer
Raped because of who I loved
Sexual Abuse of Minors
Lied to left brain damged
My Childhood
Ignored For a Lifetime
Catfished
Breaking the Trust
Date rape
Sexual Assault in my own bed
An Abnormal Reaction
Ashamed
The Day I Was Raped and Abandoned
Freshman Year
Third time’s the charm
Never Lose Hope
Men Like Brett Kavanaugh Make It Hard...
Thought He Was A Friend
I Was 16
Gang Rape
My Story
Around 9 PM
Lasting Effects
A familiar fight
Short Story
Never a Victim; Only Myself
Mental Breakdown
Rape
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
He Was a Family Friend
I don’t Know, but I Know
Spoke out and got fired
Sexual Assault
“raped” by my long time bf
Family Ties
The Scapegoat of Shame an Guilt
Still Confused
Never Thought It Would Happen to Me
The Touches I Felt
לא יוצאים מזה…
Not Remembering
A Beautiful Trap
Summer 2019
Mi Historia
The Day I Was Raped
Sexual Assault
The Party
I can’t remember if I said yes...
Erase and Rewind
What Is Success?
A respectable collegue
Raped at the Air Force Academy
First Frat Party
Why Me Over and Over?
First Time
Not Really Family
From Scared Girl to Strong Mother
Keep it to myself
Tormented
5th Grade
Never Thought It Would Happen to Me
Lost Trust In Men For The Longest...
Metoo
Impact of Screening
Ms.
Too many to stop it
Warrior
James
Spoke out and was blamed
My Step Father
I dont know what to call it
Raped by my cousin
Unethical or illegal?
The children are the priority here
Multiple Rapes
Our Stories & Pain Are Valid
Trapped In a Fantasy World
J’avais 13 ans
Victim No More
My story of my date rape
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
My Ex-Boyfriend and Rapist
Rape, Sexual Abuse
Girls Without Parents
His Charming Ways
Harassment at Work
Raped By My Neighbour
5 Years On
Why Didn’t You Speak Up?
Domestic Rape
Permanently Scarred
Safe Isn’t Always What We Believe
Raped By 6 Policemen
Miss
An Unknown Face & Hands
In The Concrete Jungle
My boyfriend
When I Was 8 Years Old
כמוני כמוך
Six Years of Denial
Ashamed Afraid Angry Grey
Day at the Lake
Nobody Knows
What If I Make You?
Okay, Not Okay
Daycare
I should have STOPPED
Beyond a story
Why: A Poem About My Rape
My Life
My Life
He Lied
My Brothers Two Best Friends
Acquaintance Rape
Mi Esposa
That’s not Me, it’s Her
Robbery
I Am Brave!
How Could It Have Happened
No Stranger
Forced, De-flowered
Rape Shaming
Breaking the Silence

