Porn...Condoms..Testing...BB...HIV...

This article discusses how testing alone isn't stopping HIV transmission in the porn industry.  It focuses on the actors & films based in California.   The bareback or no-condom sex standard used to be primarily found only in the straight porn.   

Over the past several years, independent gay companies & sometimes individuals  have been putting out bareback porn.  They specialize in rougher, "realer" sex scenes with no condoms used.   They sometimes forego the industry standard of external ejaculation for the sake of "authenticity". 

I'm not trying to shame anyone here, but the man mentioned in the article engaged in sexual activity with at least 17 people in the 22 days following his negative test results.   What he didn't know was someone he had sex with less than a week before that test was HIV+.  The exposure had been too recent for the test to detect he virus.  Potentially, 17 others were exposed in less than a month.

Again, I'm not shaming anyone or pushing responsibility buttons.  However, at some point people have to assume the risks of their actions.   This shows only testing porn stars & not requiring condom use is contributing to the spread of HIV.  There are  a lot of people risking their health for a pay off from a porn film.  I'm not saying too shut down porn, just make it less risky.

Cya...

Porn Law...

Los Angeles has finally made a law requiring all actors in adult films to use condoms.   While I applaud this effort, why the hell did it take a new law to get it done?  Weren't there already public health laws available that could've been used?

Besides the legality of the issue, why would an actor be involved in this business without condoms?  I don't care that they have regular testing.  All that is going to do is let them know that they're + earlier not prevent HIV transmission.  While early diagnosis is great, it's not the same as remaining HIV-free.

Now the porn industry is suggesting that they might just film their wares elsewhere to avoid the statute.  This could cause a significant loss of revenue for the area.  More importantly, this will let the numbers of adult-film actors with HIV continue to grow.  Sex without a condom is Russian roulette, professional sex with a condom is a death wish with a guarantee.

I am happy this law has come into play.  This isn't infringing on someone's sex life, this is a business.  This isn't trampling over someone's right to free expression, it's protecting people's health. Hopefully this law will have a serious impact on the issue.

Cya