ACB at Gay Pride Events
We Marched !!
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.Not only do we receive enthusiastic support and cheers from the spectators - other gay & Lesbian ex-JW's called out to us along the parade route.
It was for this reason that in the years 2001 & 2002, we decided to have a booth rather than march, so that others could stop and talk with us. What an experience! We have had hundreds of people, mostly ex-JW's themselves (and even a few active JWs!), stop by our booth. We've made many new contacts, and many new friends.
For your viewing pleasure, we have created a photo archive of our participation in the Pride festivities over the years. Please click on the links below to be directed to our photo album.
Some ACB Chapters have their own photo galleries with pictures of local Gay Pride marches. Please visit their sites.
More info on the San Francisco GLBT Pride Parade.
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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. |
