#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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I was raped and I didnt know...
My Two Cents
A respectable collegue
Abused and defeated
Warning
Kibbutz
A Day My Life Changed Forever
Erase and Rewind
The Course of Seven Years
So Now What?
Virgin Rape
My Ex-Boyfriend and Rapist
Nearly 50 years later
Lasting memories
All men are the same
Lightening Does Strike Twice
היי לינור
הטרידו אותי
Party Time
Girl Raped By a Girl
I’m Alive
He was jealous of my new friend
She wanted me to prove I loved...
Something I’ve Never Shared
Enough Is Enough
Who is Responsible?
Friends No Longer
He Was My Dad
First Frat Party
It’s still happening
Drugged raped and failed by justice
Not normal
Male dancer
Date Rape Drug
Alcohol
Date Raped at 19
His Charming Ways
לפני 14 שנים
Why Me, Time and Time Again
Everyone loves him
“No” is Universal
Be Aware
I’ve survived sexual abuse
I’m Only Stronger
Why Didn’t You Stop Him?
A not so perfect family exposed to...
My sexual assault
Lightening Does Strike Twice
Raped in the Air Force
Did He Rape Me?
Innocent Faith
Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
Victim of Abuse
BC Oilfield Ruined My Life
“Me too” On Facebook
My/our German “Weinstein” Case
Prom Night
Gang Rape
i was a child.
When All Hope is Gone
אוףףףף
Can Anyone Help?
Unethical or illegal?
I Was a Fool for Him
When will it be enough?
Quarterly Review
Why me?
My Mom
13 and 16
Never Wanted to Believe
Roofied
Miss
לא יוצאים מזה…
Deja Vu
My Story
It was
My Best Friend
Workplace Sexual Harassment
My Story
Scars
Need help
I guess it was rape
I am a Rape Survivor
Living With Us
The Statistics that Changed Me
Everyone loves him
Why Me?
Beyond a story
Rape
Don’t Give Up

40 years
הסיפור שלי…
En Enero de 2010
I know when I see a rapist...
Rape
The Loss of My Childhood
הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
Letter to…
Hope after repeated rape
Sexist Families Leave Girls Vulnerable to Rape
First Date
Drugged and Raped at Age 14
Molested by Cousin
Six Year Sentencing Anniversary
God Saw You Kill My Two Little...
Dream Job, Turned Nightmare
The Monster With The Pretty Smile
April 8th, 2016
Finding My Voice
Catching Up With Me
Alcohol Convinced Me It Was My Fault,...
Mistaken Identity
Never Thought It Would Happen To Me
School Prom
I should’ve tried harder to stop it
I can say it now
So Long Ago But Still With Me
Remember November
Didn’t Know Until Later
Finally Sharing
Everyone Else Likes You, Too
יש חיים אחרי אונס
It’s OK
He turned me into a damn monster
I Never Give Up

