West Hollywood is a city in Los Angeles County,California,United States. Incorporated in 1984,it is home to the Sunset Strip. As of the 2020 U.S. Census,its population was 35,757.
Brett Ratner is an American film director and producer. He directed the Rush Hour film series,The Family Man,Red Dragon,X-Men:The Last Stand,Tower Heist,and Hercules. He is a producer of several films,including the Horrible Bosses series,as well as executive producer on other projects,including the films The Revenant and War Dogs and the television series Prison Break.
Sexual misconduct is misconduct of a sexual nature which exists on a spectrum that may include a broad range of sexual behaviors considered unwelcome. This includes conduct considered inappropriate on an individual or societal basis of morality,sexual harassment and/or criminal sexual assault.
Gloria Rachel Allred is an American attorney known for taking high-profile and often controversial cases,particularly those involving feminist causes. She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
Gerry Eastman Studds was an American Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts who served from 1973 until 1997. He was the first member of Congress to be openly gay. In 1983 he was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to what he described as a "consensual relationship" with a 17-year-old page.
Rob Kampia is an American activist who is the co-founder of the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP),co-founder of Decriminalize Sex Work (DSW),and founder of the Marijuana Leadership Campaign.
James Lee Toback is an American screenwriter and film director. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1991 for Bugsy. He has directed films including The Pick-up Artist,Two Girls and a Guy and Black and White.
Gordon Dunlap Bennett,S.J. is an African-American former Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mandeville in Jamaica from 2004 to 2006. He was banned from active ministry in two dioceses of the Baltimore Province following an allegation of adult sexual harassment.
Valerie Susan Terrigno is a former mayor of West Hollywood,California. She was elected to the city council in 1984 and became mayor not long after. She was the first lesbian mayor of an incorporated municipality in the United States.
Although often characterized as apolitical,“Los Angeles has provided the setting for many important chapters in the struggle for gay and lesbian community,visibility,and civil rights." Moreover,Los Angeles' LGBTQ community has historically played a significant role in the development of the entertainment industry.
Eric Carl Bauman is an American political operative who was,until 2018,the chair of the California Democratic Party. Previously the vice chair of the state party (2009–2017) and chair of the Los Angeles Democratic Party (2000–2017),he is known for his influence in Los Angeles County Democratic politics. He announced his resignation as head of the California Democratic Party on November 29,2018,following sexual misconduct allegations.
3 Arts Entertainment is an American production company and talent management agency founded in 1991 by Erwin Stoff,Michael Rotenberg and Howard Klein.
Dr. Virginia Uribe was an American educator,counselor and LGBT youth education outreach advocate. She was best known for founding the Los Angeles Unified School District's Project 10 program,an educational support and drop-out prevention program for LGBT youth,and the nonprofit arm of the Project 10 program,Friends of Project 10 Inc.
Time's Up was a non-profit organization that raised money to support victims of sexual harassment. The organization was founded on January 1,2018,by Hollywood celebrities in response to the Weinstein effect and the Me Too movement. As of January 2020,the organization had raised $24 million in donations.
Amanda Daflos is the inaugural Executive Director of the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University. She previously served as the Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Los Angeles. During the COVID-19 pandemic,Daflos served as a key advisor to Mayor Garcetti and oversaw all public health,science and data efforts for the Mayor and Los Angeles.
Douglas Holden Wigdor is a founding partner of the law firm Wigdor LLP,and works as a litigator in New York City,specializing in anti-discrimination law. Wigdor is best known for representing seven victims of alleged sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein,the hotel maid in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexual assault case,over twenty employees at Fox News in sexual harassment and discrimination cases,and NFL coaches Brian Flores,Steve Wilks,and Ray Horton in a 2022 class action lawsuit against the National Football League alleging racist and discriminatory practices against Black coaches.
John Valdivia is an American politician who served as the 34th mayor of San Bernardino,California. Valdivia was unsuccessful in his bid for re-election in the 2022 San Bernardino mayoral election. In 2021,Valdivia became the first elected official in 20 years to be censured by the San Bernardino City Council for alleged misuse of public funds.
Hugo Soto-Martinez is an American labor organizer and politician,currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 13th district since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America,Soto-Martinez defeated incumbent Mitch O'Farrell in the 2022 general election.
Lindsey Patrice Horvath is an American politician,advertising executive,and activist. She is currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District,which covers the San Fernando Valley,and the Chair of Los Angeles County. She was previously a Councilmember for West Hollywood,California and was twice its mayor.
Sepideh Shyne is an Iranian-born American attorney,civil rights advocate,and member of the West Hollywood City Council who has been serving as West Hollywood's mayor since 2023. Shyne is the first LGBTQ+ Iranian-American to be elected to office as well as the first woman of color elected to the West Hollywood City Council,with her election making the first female-majority council in the city's history. She was an unsuccessful candidate to represent California's 30th congressional district in the 2024 election to succeed Adam Schiff who vacated the seat to run for the U.S. Senate.
