The founders and supporters of STORIES The AIDS Monument marked the 40th anniversary of the CDC’s first report on the disease Saturday at the construction site of the monument in West Hollywood. Speakers and special guests included:
- George Takei, LGBTQ activist and legendary actor
- Marianne Williamson, Co-Founder of Project Angel Food
- Jeanne White-Ginder, mother of teenaged HIV/AIDS activist Ryan White
- Jake Glaser, son of AIDS activist and child advocate Elizabeth Glaser
- Dr. Michael Gottlieb, co-author of the CDC’s first report on HIV/AIDS
- Robert Gonzalez Gant, producer, actor (Queer as Folk, Castle) and LGBTQ activist
- Peter Paige, actor (Queer as Folk), director (Good Trouble) and screenwriter
- Jewel Thais-Williams, co-founder of Minority AIDS Project and owner of the oldest Black-owned disco
- Bamby Salcedo, President and CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition
- Gerald Garth, LGBTQ activist and AMAAD Institute Director of Operations
- Sherri Lewis, AIDS activist and POZ Magazine columnist
- Rabbi Denise Eger, Congregation Kol Ami
- U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (not yet confirmed)
- CA Senator Ben Allen, California District 26
- LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, 3rd District
- West Hollywood Mayor Lindsey P. Horvath
Media and city officials at the STORIES The AIDS Monument event — June 5, 2021 
Former City Councilman John Heilman 
Former City Councilman John Heilman 
Peter Paige 
WeHo City Councilmembers Sepi Shyne and Lauren Meister 
John Gile, far right, former chairman, Foundation for the AIDS Monument 
Sharon Stone addresses the crowd 
West Hollywood’s City Council 
Special guests included George Takei, Sharon Stone and Maxine Waters. 
Special guests included George Takei, Sharon Stone and Maxine Waters. 
Special guests included George Takei, Sharon Stone and Maxine Waters. 
Jeanne White-Ginder, mother of Ryan Whtie 
Mayor Lindsey Horvath with County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl 
Richard Ayoub 
Rabbi Denise Egar 
Irwin Rappaport, former chairman, Foundation for the AIDS Monument 
Bamby Saucedo with Councilmembers Sepi Shyne and John Erickson 
Former Councilmember Abbe Land and Mayor Lindsey Horvath 
County Assessor Jeffrey Prang (former West Hollywood councilmember) 
Councilmember Meister and former Councilmember John Duran 
Councilmember John D’Amico
I see some LASD Deputies working this event. Our “Defund the Police” City Council doesn’t object to having armed security at their public events. Why is that?
Good question.
“U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (not yet confirmed)“
NOT YET CONFIRMED??
You were there, was Maxine there or wasn’t she??
F***ing illiterate…
+ attending a ground breaking for a memorial is a scared event; the majority of our city council looks like they were leaving a beer bust after it’s over. Respect for the memorial was lacking by those that championed it. Please use Sharon Stone as a properly dressed attendee. This city government needs desperately to step up, lead by example, return to proper decorum for elected officials and re-open city hall now.
Can we have anything nice, without someone complaining about it? I just don’t get it. Even on an article like this?
Absolutely right. Some people just don’t get it.
Your picture of Sharon Stone addressing the crowd from the podium is titled Mayor Lindsey Horvath. It’s incorrect. It should be corrected.
Mayor Horvath and Councilmember D’Amico are the only two that actually look like council members that are representing the city. The other three are an embarrassment. They’re not going to a backyard barbecue they’re representing the city – look the part!
Don’t ever leave home looking like a spectacle…….or acting like one. Respect for others starts at home with self respect.
“Actions” matter to me more than attire.
Adults can do both If they are representing the city they should look like they’re representing the city and not look like they’re going to go to the gym to work out.
Thank you. I think the same thing.
This was a casual event, and they can dress however they damn want to. That includes dressing down. This would not be the first time. Ever been to Halloween or LA Pride? It is not a formal city meeting.