L.A. pushes for condoms in porn legislation, but state lawmakers balk By Malcolm Maclachlan | 06/23/09 12:00 AM PST From http://www.capitolweekly.net The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is hoping that a recent outbreak of HIV cases allegedly linked to the adult entertainment industry will help them find a sponsor for a bill to mandate condom use…
NBC LA News RAW Interviews Karen Stagliano Here are a few of the things she had to say- (written by me, not word for word) The reporter asks Karen about how she got HIV in the industry in 1998. Karen says, Back then we were only testing every 90 days and we were only doing…
by Georgina Spelvin I met Dr. Thomas Horowitz when I was desktop publishing a magazine for the Los Angeles County Medical Association. Dr. Thom, as we called him, was a dedicated member, as had been his father before him. I was so impressed with his activism in the public health area, that I asked to…
Desi and Elli Foxx Retire from Porn Valley written by Desi Foxx sent to me by Shelley Lubben Elli and I spoke about this at length during our trip to NYC and we came to the same conclusion. It would be totally irresponsible of us to continue to perform in porn now that we are…
This is from http://xxxworldofporn.com/ by Jade NL-I am a very sensitive person and I generally get upset if someone dislikes me, because overall I think I am a pretty nice person. But I have to admit when I read the statement below I burst out laughing. A 70 year old porn guy feels that saying…
From her blog here latest hiv case… Current mood: curious Category: Life Its always a huge mind-fuck when you hear of something like this happening. You think to yourself, ‘maybe its time for a change in career’. Because really, this could happen to any one of us. Although I hear its very hard to…
Is AIM threatening the performers involved in the HIV scare? by Darrah Ford of PornStarBabylon.wordpress.com & her commenters Opinion/Editorial Mike South has this to say: “AIM is saying the producer director lied about calling them and getting a green light and that they made no mistakes, but they wont release his name and they…
from http://www.latimes.com Health officials inspect clinic that serves porn industry Tired of waiting for a response from the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation about a positive HIV test for a performer, state investigators make the surprise visit. By Kimi Yoshino June 18, 2009 Tired of waiting for a response from the San Fernando Valley-based health…
From http://www.aidshealth.org/ “L.A. County Public Health officials have been asleep at the switch with regard to monitoring HIV and STD prevention and testing in the region’s porn industry,” said Michael Weinstein, president of AIDS Healthcare Foundation. “Under the auspices of California Code that is enacted into law and already on the books, we are calling…
Okay, now I am PISSED! I just talked to a beautiful female star who has been contacted by a male that I KNOW IS ON THE QUARANTINE LIST. He asked her if she wanted to do a shoot for his friend’s movie company. The female star ( who at the time didn’t know about…
