The Free Speech Coalition became aware of the possible HIV case Saturday, and notified adult film production companies across the San Fernando Valley, urging them to temporarily halt productions until further tests were completed. The performer’s name, age and gender were not released, though further testing would take about a week. The group would then notify performers who had sex with the potentially infected person so they could get tested.
However, the performer tested positive at an out-of-state facility "that does not appear to have protocols or procedures in place for medical follow-up (including generational testing)." You see, retesting and confirmation is done to identify and check first and second generation partners who had sex with the person who tested HIV positive or with one of that person's sex partners - and that is proving to be difficult.
Adult film performers must be tested every 30 days and show proof of a clean test before they perform according to voluntary industry standards, though there is an effort by Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation to get a measure placed on the June 2012 ballot to require adult film performers to use condoms in porn productions that seek Los Angeles city film permits. I don't think that's going to matter much to films like Street Blowjobs 3, who give the impression that permits are the last think they're looking to secure before shooting. A petition with at least 41,138 signatures would be needed by December 23 to place the proposal on the ballot.
If they ever require condoms by law, you can kiss the industry goodbye...from Los Angeles. Nobody is going to want to watch condo-prons, so they'll move the industry out of town. In the meantime, there'll be lots of unused lube waiting for action. At least there's some suggestions for what to do in the meantime while the adult industry takes their Labor Day vacation early.
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