A Common Bond 2009 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

San Francisco, California - Summer 2009

A COMMON BOND, the support network for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender former and active Jehovah's Witnesses, is pleased to announce the location of our 110th International Conference.

We will be holding this year's conference in San Francisco, California. This conference also marks the 11th anniversary of our international conferences.

All are welcome at our conferences. You do not have to be a member of a chapter of A Common Bond in order to attend. We realize that some of you will be concerned with anonymity. At no time will we publish your name, nor will we photograph anyone, unless we have your express permission to do so. Attendance at the conference will be limited to paid registrants only. Your confidentiality is assured.

If you would be interested in giving a presentation at our conference, or if you have a specific question about our conference or A Common Bond not covered on our Conference FAQ page, please write to us by clicking here.

Questions? Want to know more about the conference?

Please write webmaster@gayxjw.org and one of the planning committee members will reply to you. You can also visit our Conferences FAQ page for frequently asked questions and information about our past conferences.

Later on, we will be emailing the conference itinerary once we have all the speakers and topics in order. We are currently researching the possibility of obtaining preferred rates at local hotel(s) in San Francisco.

More to come soon.

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A Common Bond in the Media We are very pleased that the news media has taken notice of A Common Bond and the work we are doing in offering support to gay & lesbian former and current Jehovah's Witnesses.	Do We "Bash" the Jehovah's Witnesses? As one might expect, this website is not looked upon favorably by the Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) religion. Its membership is taught that homosexuality is "a sin", "an abomination", "detestable", and various other assorted words synonymous with evil. These teachings are based on certain cited passages in the Bible that the JWs are taught condemn homosexuality.
Pride Events 2007 In the years 1998, 1999, and 2000, a contingent from A Common Bond has marched in the San Francisco Pride Parade, much to the delight of approximately one million onlookers annually lining both sides of Market Street. We were also televised on San Francisco's TV-20, giving us exposure to hundreds of thousands of additional viewers.	Our Coming Out Stories In the years since A Common Bond was founded, we have learned that each one of our members has their own unique story to tell about their experiences as a member of Jehovah's Witnesses. We have posted stories of some of our members in hopes that you will find encouragement, hope, and most importantly, the knowledge that you are not alone.
The Watchtower Tries to Silence Us... and fails!! On Friday, July 24, 1998, our group's web site was blocked access by Geocities, where this site was formerly located. This was done without any prior notification.	Making Our Presence Known Locally District Assemblies of Jehovah's Witnesses are held annually at the Cow Palace on Geneva Avenue in Daly City (just outside San Francisco). For the last two years, we have been making our presence known by parking our vehicles across the street from the Cow Palace with signs advertising our support group, complete with telephone numbers and our web site URL.

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A Common Bond 2009 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

San Francisco, California - Summer 2009

Questions? Want to know more about the conference?

More to come soon.