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John Duran, the mayor of West Hollywood, will resign his role as
chairman of the board of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles,
according to an announcement made by the group on Monday night.
Duran, who is also a prominent fundraiser for the chorus, has
been accused of sexual misconduct.

Multiple current or former chorus members told the Los Angeles
Times that they were victims of Duran’s harassment. Singers
Brian Phillip Nichoalds and Jason Tong reported similar
incidents of Duran putting his hands inside their pants or
underwear without consent. Other accusations include
inappropriate comments and touching.

Tong says he reported the incident to leaders within the Gay
Men’s Chorus, but felt not enough was done to look into Duran’s
behavior, alleging in the Times that management “supported
somebody who wielded power, rather than somebody who is
vulnerable and needs community.”

The group’s executive director, Jonathan Weedman, and another
board member, Diane Abbitt, both told the Times that they were
previously aware of only one allegation against Duran.
Nonetheless, Weedman has called for the chorus to implement
mandatory harassment training–and he acknowledges that it may be
time for a change in organizational culture.

“This organization is rife with different levels of what people
consider acceptable workplace conduct,” he said. “It is time for
this, and perhaps a bit overdue.”

For his part, Duran denies all the allegations against him. He
insists that he already planned to resign his post on the board
at the end of the current season, and the departure is in no way
related to the controversy.

In 2016, when Duran was a member of West Hollywood City Council,
an aide received a settlement of $500,000 as the result of a
sexual harassment suit against the city and Duran; despite the
payment, neither the city nor Duran admitted wrongdoing in that
incident.

https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/john-duran-misconduct/

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