L.A. Adult Movie Actors Encouraged To Wear Condoms

L.A. adult movie actors Encouraged to wear condoms

Los Angeles city voters will be voting in a presidential primary election on June for the initiative of requiring Los Angeles adult movie actors to wear condoms.

Being home to the multibillion dollar U.S. porn industry, health advocates are concerned of the sexually transmitted diseases circulating the industry.

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation said the city clerk certified over 71,000 signatures, far more than the 41,000 needed for the ballot initiative.

Michael Weinstein, president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, said that there are thousands of sexually transmitted diseases in the porn industry but those involved don't want to deal with it because it's sex, and because it's porn.

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has issued over $125,000 in fines against porn producers in the past five years for various violations, but some of those citations are on appeal, according to the agency. In spite of the fines, major porn companies continue to film without condoms.

Diane Duke, executive director of Free Speech Coalition, said that the proposed regulation would likely diminish existing protocols and force adult companies out of the city, out of state or underground making it ultimately much less safe for performers.

Posted by George Daniels on Friday December 30 2011, 9:14 AM EST. Ref: Yahoo. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Health. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0