Both the San Francisco Young Democrats and the Los Angeles Young Democrats have voted to oppose Proposition 60, a November ballot initiative that would give any resident of California the power to sue adult performers if a condom isn’t visible in an adult film. The initiative has been opposed by the California Democratic Party, as…
I have been a fan of the adult entertainment industry for decades and a supporter of the industry for the last decade. I am also a student of history and am generally of the conservative political bent. It seems counterintuitive that a conservative would be a supporter of the industry (most conservatives are closeted fans.)…
San Diego County Democratic Party and San Diego Republican Party Agree: Proposition 60 is Bad for Workers and Bad for California LOS ANGELES – The San Diego County Democratic Party and the San Diego Republican Party have officially opposed Proposition 60, a statewide ballot initiative that would allow any resident of California to sue adult…
WHAT: State senate candidate Scott Wiener has joined a chorus of voices urging voters to reject Proposition 60, a dangerous initiative on the November ballot that could put the privacy and livelihood of countless performers working in the state at risk. He announced today his plans to speak on the issue at San Francisco’s Folsom Street Fair…
Proposition 60 is not about safer sex or worker safety. The initiative’s approach is about power and control, and Californians should vote “no” on Prop 60 on Nov. 8. For more than a dozen years, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Michael Weinstein has been trying to elbow his way into the politics of the adult entertainment…
In a strong and pointed editorial, the Sacramento Bee has opposed Proposition 60, an adult film initiative which would allow any resident of California to sue individual performers and those involved in distribution if a condom is not visible in an adult film. The editorial board joins those of the San Francisco Chronicle, the San…
This is a job for state regulators, not a narrow mandate through the initiative process.” SAN FRANCISCO — In a direct and unequivocal editorial, the San Francisco Chronicle came out in opposition to Proposition 60, the adult film initiative which would allow private citizens to sue adult performers when a condom isn’t visible. The editorial…
LOS ANGELES — San Jose’s Mercury News, the second biggest newspaper in California, has published an editorial excoriating Proposition 60, the adult film initiative. The paper’s editorial board calls the upcoming ballot measure “daft,” for the “porn czar” provision giving proponent Michael Weinstein the power to overrule the attorney general — and encourages voters strongly to…
Proposition 60 is one of those measures that might seem like a good idea until you actually read it. Its basic premise is requiring adult film actors to wear condoms during sex. Not unreasonable. But what we really have here is the daft idea of giving a California porn czar the power to override the…
SACRAMENTO — A California Superior Court judge has ruled that AIDS Healthcare Foundation was wrong to list two groups that had not formally endorsed the controversial adult industry initiative Proposition 60, and that the “false” endorsements should be stripped from the official voter guide. Last week, the San Francisco Medical Society and the International Entertainment…
