There have been 25 HIV cases reported in the porn industry since 2004, plus 2013 cases of Chlamydia and 965 cases of gonorrhoea among workers between 2003 and 2007. Currently the law in the USA requires actors in adult films to prove they have tested negative for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases within 30 days of beginning work on a film.
California’s six-member Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board recently assigned an advisory committee to study a proposal from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. In December the Foundation filed a petition seeking compulsory condom use in the porn industry.
Michael Weinstein, President of the Foundation, said, “We feel like this is the game-changer. The sentiment expressed by the board members indicates that the majority if not all of them are willing to vote for regulations.”
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s actions were prompted by an epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) in the industry. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, workers in the adult film industry are ten times more likely to be infected with an STI than the population at large.
Larry Flynt, publisher of “Hustler” magazine and Steven Hirsch, head of “Vivid Entertainment” have said mandatory testing has been an effective way to prevent the spread of disease.
Flynt added that viewers of adult films don’t want to see people using condoms. Hirsch also said he believed the adult film industry would be likely to leave California if the use of condoms became mandatory.
Several leading gay porn companies have stated that they will continue to only make films that include condom use. Chi Chi LaRue (aka Larry Paciotti) is a director of gay, bisexual and heterosexual porn. In 2006 LaRue announced that she would no longer work for Vivid Video because condoms were not always being used.
Keith Webb, HIV positive former porn star and currently Vice President of Titan Media, says: “We have vowed that we will never shoot or produce films that portray unprotected anal sex. It is our obligation to our community to eroticise only safer sexual practices.
Whether we all want to admit it or not, porn affects and helps shape the sexual practices of gay men. If what we do can help to keep even just one person out there from getting HIV, then it’s all worth it to us. Believe it or not we do care about our community and what happens to other gay men.”
six-member Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board recently assigned an advisory committee to study a proposal from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. In December the Foundation filed a petition seeking compulsory condom use in the porn industry.
Michael Weinstein, President of the Foundation, said, “We feel like this is the game-changer. The sentiment expressed by the board members indicates that the majority if not all of them are willing to vote for regulations.”
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s actions were prompted by an epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) in the industry. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, workers in the adult film industry are ten times more likely to be infected with an STI than the population at large.
There have been 25 industry-related cases of HIV reported since 2004 plus 2013 cases of Chlamydia and 965 cases of gonorrhoea among workers between 2003 and 2007
Currently the law in the USA requires actors in adult films to prove they have tested negative for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases within 30 days of beginning work on a film.
Larry Flynt, publisher of “Hustler” magazine and Steven Hirsch, head of “Vivid Entertainment” have said mandatory testing has been an effective way to prevent the spread of disease.
Flynt added that viewers of adult films don’t want to see people using condoms. Hirsch also said he believed the adult film industry would be likely to leave California if the use of condoms became mandatory.
Several leading gay porn companies have stated that they will continue to only make films that include condom use. Chi Chi LaRue (aka Larry Paciotti) is a director of gay, bisexual and heterosexual porn. In 2006 LaRue announced that she would no longer work for Vivid Video because condoms were not always being used.
Keith Webb, HIV positive former porn star and currently Vice President of Titan Media, says: “We have vowed that we will never shoot or produce films that portray unprotected anal sex. It is our obligation to our community to eroticise only safer sexual practices.
Whether we all want to admit it or not, porn affects and helps shape the sexual practices of gay men. If what we do can help to keep even just one person out there from getting HIV, then it’s all worth it to us. Believe it or not we do care about our community and what happens to other gay men.”
six-member Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board recently assigned an advisory committee to study a proposal from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. In December the Foundation filed a petition seeking compulsory condom use in the porn industry.
Michael Weinstein, President of the Foundation, said, “We feel like this is the game-changer. The sentiment expressed by the board members indicates that the majority if not all of them are willing to vote for regulations.”
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s actions were prompted by an epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) in the industry. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, workers in the adult film industry are ten times more likely to be infected with an STI than the population at large.
There have been 25 industry-related cases of HIV reported since 2004 plus 2013 cases of Chlamydia and 965 cases of gonorrhoea among workers between 2003 and 2007
Currently the law in the USA requires actors in adult films to prove they have tested negative for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases within 30 days of beginning work on a film.
Larry Flynt, publisher of “Hustler” magazine and Steven Hirsch, head of “Vivid Entertainment” have said mandatory testing has been an effective way to prevent the spread of disease.
Flynt added that viewers of adult films don’t want to see people using condoms. Hirsch also said he believed the adult film industry would be likely to leave California if the use of condoms became mandatory.
Several leading gay porn companies have stated that they will continue to only make films that include condom use. Chi Chi LaRue (aka Larry Paciotti) is a director of gay, bisexual and heterosexual porn. In 2006 LaRue announced that she would no longer work for Vivid Video because condoms were not always being used.
Keith Webb, HIV positive former porn star and currently Vice President of Titan Media, says: “We have vowed that we will never shoot or produce films that portray unprotected anal sex. It is our obligation to our community to eroticise only safer sexual practices.
Whether we all want to admit it or not, porn affects and helps shape the sexual practices of gay men. If what we do can help to keep even just one person out there from getting HIV, then it’s all worth it to us. Believe it or not we do care about our community and what happens to other gay men.California’s six-member Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board recently assigned an advisory committee to study a proposal from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. In December the Foundation filed a petition seeking compulsory condom use in the porn industry.
Michael Weinstein, President of the Foundation, said, “We feel like this is the game-changer. The sentiment expressed by the board members indicates that the majority if not all of them are willing to vote for regulations.”
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s actions were prompted by an epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) in the industry. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, workers in the adult film industry are ten times more likely to be infected with an STI than the population at large.
There have been 25 industry-related cases of HIV reported since 2004 plus 2013 cases of Chlamydia and 965 cases of gonorrhoea among workers between 2003 and 2007
Currently the law in the USA requires actors in adult films to prove they have tested negative for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases within 30 days of beginning work on a film.
Larry Flynt, publisher of “Hustler” magazine and Steven Hirsch, head of “Vivid Entertainment” have said mandatory testing has been an effective way to prevent the spread of disease.
Flynt added that viewers of adult films don’t want to see people using condoms. Hirsch also said he believed the adult film industry would be likely to leave California if the use of condoms became mandatory.
Several leading gay porn companies have stated that they will continue to only make films that include condom use. Chi Chi LaRue (aka Larry Paciotti) is a director of gay, bisexual and heterosexual porn. In 2006 LaRue announced that she would no longer work for Vivid Video because condoms were not always being used.
Keith Webb, HIV positive former porn star and currently Vice President of Titan Media, says: “We have vowed that we will never shoot or produce films that portray unprotected anal sex. It is our obligation to our community to eroticise only safer sexual practices.
Whether we all want to admit it or not, porn affects and helps shape the sexual practices of gay men. If what we do can help to keep even just one person out there from getting HIV, then it’s all worth it to us. Believe it or not we do care about our community and what happens to other gay men.”
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There have been 25 HIV cases reported in the porn industry since 2004, plus 2013 cases of Chlamydia and 965 cases of gonorrhoea among workers between 2003 and 2007. Currently the law in the USA requires actors in adult films to prove they have tested negative for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases within 30 days of beginning work on a film.
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