LOS ANGELES — Eric Paul Leue, Executive Director of the Free Speech Coalition, issued the following statement regarding Cal/OSHA’s recent decision to levy several large, new fines against San Francisco-based Kink.com over Kink’s long-held policy of allowing the performers themselves to choose whether or not to use condoms: “Since 2009, Michael Weinstein has filed over 150 Cal/OSHA…
SAN FRANCISCO — Kink.com says Cal/OSHA has alerted them that the company will face several new citations over Kink’s decision to give adult performers choice in using condoms. The citations and fines, which are expected to be announced by Cal/OSHA by Monday, are the result of numerous ‘swatting’ complaints filed by Michael Weinstein, the proponent of a statewide mandatory condom ballot initiative in California….
NL- There is old and new info spliced together to make Shelley’s points.
O-SHIT, OSHA… YOU’RE JOKING, RIGHT? Op/Ed by Jeremy Steele (International Porno Superstar) "Why don’t they make a law to make a man happy instead of making laws to bust a guy all up?" – Farina (from "Our Gang" episode- "Little Daddy", released March 28, 1931) 80 years, and a few months since the above Little…
Yesterday, many performers, directors, studio owners, lawyers, agents, activists (for both sides) and one publicist (that would be me) attended the CalOSHA meeting in Downtown Los Angeles at the Department of Transportation. The turnout was amazing, because it’s become very serious what The Pink Cross and AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) are trying to do…
OP/ED By Michael Whiteacre As most of you know, tomorrow, in downtown Los Angeles, a Cal-OSHA Advisory Subcommittee is scheduled to address the issue of condom and other "health and safety" regulations on adult production sets. I am writing to strongly encourage ALL members of the adult production industry to attend, but especially adult performers. The…
Story from latimes.com/ By Rong-Gong Lin II, Porn stars protest proposed tougher rules requiring condom use on sets They tell a California occupational health and safety hearing in L.A. that the industry’s monthly screening for some sexually transmitted diseases is enough to protect them. Porn actors and actresses Tuesday protested the possible strengthening of…
ChristianXXX writes an excellent report on the Cal/Osha Meeting– I was there as well. There were maybe 100 people there in total. Most were AHF lawyers, healthcare professionals or doctors, and various media outlets. The FSC were there to represent us – Diane Duke, Kevin Bland, Jeffery Douglas, and Dr. Arnott The adult industry was…
jeremiahsteele Says: I was there. FSC was there. In fact Executive Director Diana Duke thanked me for my speeches and contributions. Also, a staff writer for the LA Times came over and got my contact info after I spoke. I guess this contradicts Bill Margold’s claim that I had no reason to be there. I…
