A Common Bond In the News
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. Below are links to various articles that have been published about our activities in recent years.
The Echo Magazine Article on Jehovah's Witnesses
Echo Magazine, a publication serving the gay & Lesbian communities of the Desert Southwest based in Phoenix Arizona, published a three-part series on Jehovah's Witnesses and how gays & lesbians are affected by membership therein. We are indebted to Bobbi Dugan, the article's author, for having tirelessly researched this exceptional article for presentation to the gay & Lesbian community at large, most of whom have had little or no contact with Jehovah's Witnesses other than the occasional knock at the door. We are also grateful to Echo for allowing us to reproduce this article on our web site.
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
