WeHo Mayor John D’Amico, COVID-19 & AIDS
Going Deep: A Gay Guide to Reality
English - April 10, 2020 18:00 - 47 minutes - 65.9 MBRelationships Society & Culture Health & Fitness Sexuality gay men men gay lgbt community connection pride masculinity gerle gerlemen Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today we talk with the Mayor of West Hollywood, John D’Amico. He’s a civic leader who recently contracted COVID-19 and is here to tell us his story.
I first met Mayor D’Amico when I was working in the City Manager’s Office at West Hollywood City Hall. Later, John believed in my vision of creating “TRIBE - Gay Men’s Discussion Group” that was made possible by the City Council and I facilitated for over 5 years.
For more than 20 years, Mayor John D’Amico has participated in city leadership as a member of Advisory Boards and Commissions, and for the past several years, as a member of the City Council.
He also has worked at AIDS Project: Los Angeles, was the Co-Director of Public Policy for the County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services, where he worked for nearly 23 years.
Mayor D’Amico welcomes questions, comments and feedback directly via his Twitter account @ourWeHo.
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