HIV Cases In Porn Industry May Be Fewer Than Thought

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County public health officials are backtracking on the number of HIV cases in adult film performers.

The county released data to the Los Angeles Times last week disclosing at least 16 previously unpublicized cases since 2004.

The cases had been reported to the county by the Adult Industry Medical Foundation, clinic that serves the porn industry but also has other patients.

The Times reported Tuesday that the department now says the occupations of those who tested positive were unclear.

Clinic co-founder Sharon Mitchell told the Times that none of the HIV cases the county disclosed last week involved active performers.

It was revealed last week that a female porn performer had recently tested HIV positive.

Comments

[DSOTM]

10:57 AM on 06/18/2009

HIV will eventually wreak havoc on the AVI, the actors are well aware of the risks and most of them don't have health insurance.

[nomobull]

07:19 PM on 06/17/2009

just my opinion isn't one too many

[omobob]

12:19 PM on 06/17/2009

The condom optional sex multi billion dollar industry is not regulated by OCHIA ? We have idiot laws like motorcycle helmets and seat belts (Californi­a) but none to protect porn actors from themselves and the employers who condone unsafe sex for profit. Animals on commercial shoots have greater protection than do porn actors. To be safe, condoms should be a mandate to protect those who can’t seem to protect themselves­.

[voltage356]

11:40 AM on 06/17/2009

Is the Adult Industry Medical Foundation going to reveal the name like they did in Darren James' case.

[voltage356]

11:36 AM on 06/17/2009

Yeah right, I guess they don't want to rock the apple cart of a billlion dollar industry. Ok , boys and girls back to work now until the next victim pops up.

[MacManLB]

09:22 AM on 06/17/2009

This feels like I'm in the book "Animal Farm" by George Orwell where they kept changing the slogans. The slogan originally read "Four Legs Good Two Legs Bad". However, by the end of the book the slogan had been changed to "Four Legs Good Two Legs Better".

"HIV Cases In Porn Industry May Be Fewer Than Thought"

They say if one is going to tell a lie, make a whopper! It's so incredible that people don't question it.

[klandish]

08:16 AM on 06/17/2009

Guess I can start making that porno movie I've been meaning to do.