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ACBnyc wishes everyone a safe and happy Pride!  Pride March, Sunday, June 29, 2008

 

Welcome

ACBnyc is the greater New York City chapter of A Common Bond, the international support network for current and former Jehovah’s Witnesses who are lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and questioning persons. Our members and associated persons are former or inactive publishers, former bethelites, elders, pioneers, circuit overseers and missionaries, who now are entrepreneurs, teachers, activists, professionals, university students (both at undergraduate and graduate levels), parents, artists and writers.

We understand the moral dilemma posed by our sexual orientation among Jehovah’s Witnesses, all religions and societal norms. To that end, we seek to establish a common bond with other LGBT current and former Jehovah’s Witnesses, through social networking, discussion and debate.

We meet monthly, every third Saturday at the LGBT Community Center in Manhattan and organize other periodic outings, volunteer events and community outreach opportunities. (Note that our schedule has changed from meeting monthly, every fourth Saturday).

A Common Bond Mission Statement

A Common Bond is the international support network of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals whose common bond is that we are now, or have been, associated with Jehovah's Witnesses. Our purpose is to give support to one another by sharing our experiences, giving and receiving encouragement and hope to others whose lives have been impacted by their sexual orientation and association with the Watchtower organization.

As a group, we are not associated in any way with any organized religion. Our members are free to choose their own spiritual path, or none at all without condemnation. Our ultimate goal is to assist our members in finding genuine happiness and self esteem.