Ariana Gaytan lives on L.Ron Hubbard Way for One Week
Scientology serves two restraining orders
Battling against its critics isn’t new to Scientology as they have had to fight off many notable opponents from infamous group Anonymous back in the 2000s to present day Leah Remini devoting three seasons of exposing the internal workings of the religion she was once a part of, but when a protesters set up an encampment on L. Ron Hubbard Way, Scientology filed an order of protection against two individuals, leaving one young woman to hold down the fort.
Supportive Leah leads the encampment
Ariana “Leah” Gaytan first heard about the Scientology movement, or rather the movement against the cult, while scrolling on TikTok and stumbling upon police auditor, William Gude, or “Streets of LA” and when her fiance Daniel Gonzalez would drive to Hollywood to stream nightly activities, Gaytan would stay in the car.
Six months later Gaytan has been a strong voice in the movement. She streams regularly, conducts research, and distributes flyers, warning the public of the dangers within the Church. She noticed early on that Scientology targeted her own community, prying on an already vulnerable group of people.
“I must’ve got like maybe six hours of sleep in three days.”
After her fiance along with another protester, Scott Hotchstetter, were served with a TRO, Gaytan remained at the encampment to continue showing criticism and bring awareness to the cause. She details her experience running on very little sleep and making the decision to shut down the camp due to safety concerns.
“For our safety he [Scotty] pulled it because there were just three women at night and the dangerous of that - especially in LA.”
