#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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My Boyfriend
I let it happen twice
Abused By My Cousin and Uncle
I Was Raped as a Child
My rapist sent me a friend request...
Brother Abused
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
Our Corrupted Country
Impacted Forever
Rape
Unicorns
What I Now Feel, Because of Him
Victim Impact Statement
Choose healing over silence
Raped By Boyfriend
When will it be enough?
Say Something
He WAS a friend
Effort To Survive
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Despedida
Molested By Two Uncles
Just Like Yesterday
Weak
Kept From Us
Can’t Even Take My Medicine
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
Betrayed By My Husband
I’m Not Easy
God Saved Me
Molested, Tortured, Rape, Survivor
Confused
Help!! What Can I Do?
Anxiety
Rape !!
Trapped In a Fantasy World
Proud
A Memory That Came Back
Spring Break Nightmare
Holding It In
Friends?
Rape and Not Believed
Michelle Johnston
Unethical or illegal?
College Student
Child on Child Sexual Abuse
I Was Only 14
Bad Decision
Senior Trip
Molested By My Uncle
Gang Raped
I Too Was Raped
In Denial of My Rape
First Crush
Alone and Afraid
Summer 2019
Breaking the Trust
My Fight
You Must Acknowledge
I Don’t Know My Story
חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
Catfished
My Story
Alone
Beyond a story
Third time’s the charm
לפני 14 שנים
Innocence Taken
So drunk I can’t remember
Rape Victim
I’m Not Easy
Too naïve
Army
Dad and Uncle Raped Me
Rape at Bogota, Colombia
Alone
Date Rape
Prom Night
Don’t Want to Anymore
Ketamine Rape
What Was I Thinking?
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
A poem about a not so perfect...
Sex doll
Do you remember your first time?
De Los 6 a Los 12
A Letter To My Abusive Brother
A story never told
Survivor
raped by my own brother
4 short stories of sexual aggresion
Grooming
כמוני כמוך
Raped by my step father
יש חיים אחרי אונס
Rape
I Was Prepared
I Didn’t Even Know Him
Innocence Taken
The First Time
The Day I Was Raped and Abandoned
Life Changer
Unbelievable
Metoo
Two Men Lifetimes Apart
Afraid of Him
Molested
Sexually Abuse
Forced, De-flowered
Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
Not Sure It Happened
This Is Me, my fight song
Mental Breakdown
When I Was 7
My Story.
Girls Without Parents
J’avais 13 ans
Bringing the Stories to Light
Naive girl
College Professor
Raped by jail guard
I’m Disgusted
Supporting Sisters
Let Down
You Were My Brother’s Best Friend
What Happened?
My Husband Set Me Up!
My survival story
Rape
I Thought I was Safe
Ignored For a Lifetime
I thought it was my fault
Family Rape
Abusée par un voisin de mes grands...
Believe Her
A Victim No Longer
No
I know when I see a rapist...
Raped By My Brother
The Loss of My Childhood
Mistaken Identity
Smoke Together
Brave
Just Words
My Mom
Assault?
Shattered Childhood
Left Me In Pieces
Sexual Assault at 11
I Thought I Knew Hi
Seis Años
Wanted Love But Got Rape
My Two Days of Hell
My Story
In The Past
Ignoring only gets so far
Child Molester
Raped by a US Marine when I...
My Life
Call Me Anything But That
Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
Ended in Rape
Sexual Harrassment
My Interview
A young mother
Sharing #MeToo’s
My Brother’s Best Friend
Sexual Assault
2 Years Ago
Believe Her
You had no rights
Losing My Virginity to a Campus Rape
The same guy
He Took Advantage of Me
Child sexual abuse
He Was My Dad
Family rape
I didn’t even know I was pregnant
I Was Only 7
The Stepmonster
My Story of a Gang Rape
Rape
Thank you for speaking out…
Nobody Knows
My 21st Birthday
He Was Saving Me From Me
ללינור היקרה
Hope after repeated rape
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Trying To Help
My Life History
I was raped
Never Thought It Would Happen to Me
Emotional Abuse
The Power of Victimization
Broken Girl
Raped by my boyfriend
My Tramatic Experience
The Elevator Man
Six Years Old
Sexual harassment
When will it be enough?
I was raped
Raped by my ex-boyfriend
Embrace It All
In My Home
Help…
When My Body Wasn’t Mine.
Hidden But Not Forgotten
Stranger, Friend, Lawyer, and Youth Leader
Relationship does not equal consent
If I Were Stronger Then
Daycare friend
Sexual Abuse
Perfect on Paper
Cafeteria Food
A not so perfect family exposed to...
Six months in the making..
The Worst Relationship
Childhood nightmares
Politeness Serves No One
That One Night
הסיפור שלי…
Naive and Vulnerable
She Should Be Over It
Friend of my Husband
Mi Historia
My story
Not Safe in Your Own Family
Breaking the Silence
