Listen to Brave Voices

Be inspired by Brave Voices who have broken the cycle of silence that perpetuates Childhood Sexual Abuse.

Why It’s Important

We choose to sit in the discomfort of listening in order to learn the truth, and gain vital insight that will contribute to prevention.

Brave Voices Storycorps Interviews

Below is a growing series of videos featuring the Brave Voices who have shared on Archive Storycorps. Experience with us their joy and exhilaration after sharing their lived experience.

Brave Voices Speak in the News

Kentucky woman Hadley Duvall shared the painful story of her rape at the age of 12 while speaking out against abortion bans at the Democratic National Convention in 2024.

Vice President Kamala Harris discusses how CSA motivated her to become a prosecutor in a sit-down with her running mate, Tim Walz. 

I Am A Survivor

‘I Am A Survivor’ is short film documentary that is a candid, haunting and powerful account of six survivors of sexual assault speaking out in their own words. They reveal the effects the abuse has on trust, family, relationship and their souls. Poignant, troubling, inspiring and amazing their stories mesmerize the viewer.

-Bruce Temuchin Brown

Speaking Out, A Timeline

Below is a brief evolutionary history of speaking out against Childhood Sexual Abuse, and the Brave Voices who have courageously broken their cycle of silence.

Celebrities who were harmed sexually as children and spoke up to break the silence.

Common

Born 1972, at age 9 or 10, family member.  Memoir: Let Love Have The Last Word

Anthony Edwards

Born 1962, harmed by Gary Goodard in the 1970’s

Ellen DeGeneres

 Born 1958, at age 14

Sally Field

Born 1946, at age 14, her father

Tyler Perry

Born 1969, a female forced him to have sex with her.

Marilyn Monroe

Born 1962, age 8 and 10, by a man at her boardinghouse and later, her cousin