The chlamydia rates are 57 times higher than the already epidemic rates in the general population. Nearly 17% tested positive for chlamydia, 13% for gonorrhea and 10% for hepatitis B and C. Between October 2001 and March 2002 483 people were tested and about 40% had at least one infection.
GAY PORN STARS WITH HIV MOVIE
With an average career lasting only 18 months, it is possible that thousands of people pass through the adult movie world in a decade.Īn industry-backed clinic called the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation (AIM) administered voluntary STI screens to a group consisting primarily of adult film workers. Eradication can also refer to the complete elimination of a disease from the world.Įstimates suggest that there are only around 500 actors working at any given time in Southern California. The total elimination of a pathogen, such as a virus, from the body. Straight adult pornographers do not abide by the same set of rules it is up to individual actors to ask other actors if they can see their HIV test certificate or to discuss condom use. Whilst there is a gay ‘bareback’ video market, it is a niche one and few retail and Internet outlets carry these films from fear of public criticism. Internet sales have reached nearly $1.8 billion nationwide.įor years in gay adult films the requirements to work have been simple HIV test certificate and consistent condom use. The state of California earns an estimated $31 million in sales tax from the rental of 130 million adult videos annually. The adult film industry in California is unregulated and entirely legal. The actors are positively discouraged from wearing condoms since producers believe the public wants to see unprotected sex. At best some adult film studios require health tests and infection-free certification before actors go on camera, but this is not universally required. The actual extent of infection among adult film stars is unknown as there is no regulatory medical agency to monitor the industry. Recently the Los Angeles Times Magazine on Sunday carried an article which examined the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among performers in the straight adult film industry.