#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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Family Ties
Ashly’s story
Glitter Girl, Gone.
I didn’t know it was rape, I...
I’m a Victor, not a Victim
Violent Rape
Breakin Burgler
Nothing for Nothing
LOST
A Night I Will Never Forget
My Mother Was Raped
Afraid of the Truth
Rape Is Everywhere
Raped at 16
Betrayed By My Own Mind
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Together, We Are Brave

Afraid of Being Judged
I was molested and raped at 6
Daycare friend
Happy Birthday
The Scapegoat of Shame an Guilt
When I Was 8
היי
Touched by my cousin
He’s Still Out There
Blaming Myself
So drunk I can’t remember
Piano Teacher
Raped in the Air Force
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
Army
Survivors of Continuous Events of Sexual ABUSE
f*ck you
I am a Survivor
Nobody believed me
Ms.
Touched
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
First Frat Party
Runaway Model
A Fun Night
All-time low
Broken vase
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
Seis Años
I was 4 yrs old
Raped by My Ex
The Loss of My Childhood
Cousin’s Sexual Abuse
He’s Your Husband, It’s Not Rape
Sexual Assault
Still Terrified
Feeling Alone
Ended in Rape
Raped On My Bday
Happy Survivor
Raped By a Female
Believe it or Not, It happened to...
my story
Looking for a lawyer & advocate
Molestation
1 in 5
I Was Only 14
I Don’t Even Know His Name
Mi Esposa
Raped by Abusive Husband
Relationship does not equal consent
I don’t know if it counts
Rape
In NYC
More Than Half of My Life Ago
כמוני כמוך
Date Raped
A respectable collegue
When tears and no aren’t the answer
Brothers
Childhood Friend Date Rape
Darkness With Friends
My Mom
He’s Dead
Just Words
The Mailman Raped Me
Half sister
Sex doll
Hollywood’s Lost Angels
Do NOT Trust Strangers
It wasn’t your fault
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
My “Step-father”
Still Can’t Believe It
My Host-sisters friend
Multiples Agressions Sexuelles
It’s Been 10 Years
He Destroyed Me
ללינור היקרה
I Was Only 14
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
So Young
I said YES
I know when I see a rapist...
My rape story
Raped, Adopted, Raped Again
I Slept Next to Him
Supposed to be the Best Day of...
I Came Home
Bus Ride
לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
Does the pain ever go away?
The Party
Growing Past Just Surviving
Rape by Boyfriend
I’ve survived sexual abuse
Multiples Agressions Sexuelles
Say Something
The Man Who Never Was
Prom Night
A person to trust became my worst...
Three weeks, every day..
A Fighter? Or The Perfect Mask?
Molested By a Stranger
Disappointed
You Were Suppose To Protect Me
Strength to Speak Out
De Los 6 a Los 12
Too Afraid To Tell
It Was the Second
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
My Untold Story
The Park
Years in Denial
My story
Sexually abused by my father
High School Orientation
My Rape Story
Coming forward turned into a nightmare
My Husband Set Me Up!
So Now What?
16 times
4 Days Before 16th Birthday
Michelle Johnston
My Daughter
His Charming Ways
He had my pants down
Rock It!


