LA porn industry shuns condoms despite Aids scare
LA porn industry shuns condoms despite Aids scare
Staff and agencies / The Guardian Unlimited
Friday April 23, 2004
As the recent Aids scare continues to cast a shadow over North America's adult entertainment industry, male stars are standing firm ahead of a possible showdown with health officials.
Industry leaders have imposed a two-month production moratorium pending health tests by the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation (AIM) after two performers were diagnosed with HIV. Last week a man became the first LA porn star to contract the virus since 1999 and a Montreal-based woman, who had worked with him was subsequently diagnosed. AIM said the industry will be "in the clear" on June 8, Variety reports, and have countered renewed calls by health agencies like the Los Angeles county department of health and the California Occupational Safety and Health Association for wider use of condoms during shoots. The tension threatened to bubble over mid-week when AIM said an order by the health department that an Aids clinic hand over medical records of so-called first and second generation performers who had worked with the infected people was "unnecessary and irresponsible". Meanwhile porn industry workers voiced their unease over the use of condoms, which they said were not favoured by performers and might drive production underground or out of California, by far the trade's most prolific production base.
"As a performer, it's very difficult to be condom-only," said porn actor Nick Manning. "A condom is a lot to overcome."
Staff and agencies / The Guardian Unlimited
Friday April 23, 2004
As the recent Aids scare continues to cast a shadow over North America's adult entertainment industry, male stars are standing firm ahead of a possible showdown with health officials.
Industry leaders have imposed a two-month production moratorium pending health tests by the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation (AIM) after two performers were diagnosed with HIV. Last week a man became the first LA porn star to contract the virus since 1999 and a Montreal-based woman, who had worked with him was subsequently diagnosed. AIM said the industry will be "in the clear" on June 8, Variety reports, and have countered renewed calls by health agencies like the Los Angeles county department of health and the California Occupational Safety and Health Association for wider use of condoms during shoots. The tension threatened to bubble over mid-week when AIM said an order by the health department that an Aids clinic hand over medical records of so-called first and second generation performers who had worked with the infected people was "unnecessary and irresponsible". Meanwhile porn industry workers voiced their unease over the use of condoms, which they said were not favoured by performers and might drive production underground or out of California, by far the trade's most prolific production base.
"As a performer, it's very difficult to be condom-only," said porn actor Nick Manning. "A condom is a lot to overcome."
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