Many “adult entertainment” studios halted production when the fourth performer in recent months turned up with human immunodeficiency virus. Suddenly a harsh reality intruded on an industry that exists to cater to sexual fantasies.
“How could this happen?” “Aren’t they tested?” These are just some of the thoughts many people had when another porn actor turned up with the incurable and life-threatening virus.
“Condoms!” Many shouted as the answer to make sure that no porn performer would be infected again. As if a magical wave of the condom wand would make sure that no one would turn up with HIV again. All (male) adult actors should use condoms, said advocacy groups like the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.
Measure B, the Los Angeles County ordinance that was passed by referendum last year, required condoms on set, but it was never enforced and was ultimately found to be partially unconstitutional [the case in ongoing]. The AHF is continuing its campaign, however, and wants condom use in porn to be mandated across California — but why?
Right now all the focus is on the adult entertainment industry. Honestly, it’s a pretty easy target. Everyone can watch as people seemingly have unprotected sex with strangers. While the issue is much more involved than that, as international porn star Stoya told International Business Times in a phone interview, the question that really needs to be asked is why the AHF chose to target the porn industry.
Could it be their ultimate goal is to get condom use mandated nationwide, and further, could they want to make it mandatory for everyone who has sex to practice safe sex with a condom? It would certainly be impossible to enforce, but it also seems unlikely they care so deeply about the health of porn actors, in her opinion.
She’s nailed AHF right to the floor. They don’t give a rat’s ass about the health of performers. What they wish to do is control porn’s “messaging” on the subject of safer sex through compelled speech, which is every bit as much a violation of The First Amendment as censored speech. If AHF wants to make condom porn to push its agenda no one is stopping them from doing so. Trying to force everyone else to do it for them is the height of arrogance and an affront to the constitutional principles that make it possible for AHF to deliver… Read more »
Ernest, it would be interesting to see Michael Weinfuck (who is a HIV positive gay man) attempt to make straight porn. I bet it would be a snoozer and not because he would use condumbs. Weinfuck can go get fucked up the ass by syhpilic dick (I would say HIV dick but he already has that). Or maybe he already has tertiary syphilis and that is why he is pushing his agenda where it is not wanted — syphilis tends to eat away at brain matter and leave its patient a bumbling idiot if it isn’t treated in time. In… Read more »
Much as I dislike Mr. Weinstein I wouldn’t know anything about his immune status and wouldn’t reveal it if I did. That would be playing the game by his rules.
How stupid do you morons have to be? It is a worker safety issue, period!!! How the fuck can you fucking idiots NOT see that? Ohh, condoms!!!! How dare they!!!! How fucking dare you fucking IDIOTS!! Mharris? You are a fucking idiot!! Ernest Greene? You are a fucking idiot!!! The truth is that today’s gay porn talent (doing straight films for their pimps) can’t do the job with a condom on, period!!! And hey, Ernest, didn’t you advocate condoms a few years ago? Fucking hypocrite!!! Either way, you retarded morons can bitch all you want, because nobody buys your bullshit… Read more »
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