Pat Bond was an American actress who starred on stage, television and movies. She was openly lesbian. Her career spanned some 40 years. She earned a BA and MA in theater from San Francisco State College. In 1947, in Tokyo, 500 women were dishonorably discharged from the Army on the charge of homosexuality. During this period, many lesbians testified against each other in trial but Bond married a gay GI soldier to avoid prosecution. Her marriage to Paul Bond in San Francisco afforded Bond an honorable discharge from the Army on July 3, 1947. She later said she regretted leaving her lover in the Corps, but did so to protect her lover. Bond knew that if she stayed, her lover would be more likely to be testified against.
