Condom Use

Requiring Condoms for Porn Actors Is Bad Policy

Steve Hirsch | Posted 05.08.2012

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Steve Hirsch

Vivid's entire business depends on the health and safety of our performers, and our methods have proven effective. This makes it puzzling why the L.A. City Council let itself be stampeded into passing an ordinance that has questionable value.

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Quirky Safe-Sex Campaign Puts Condoms On Map--Literally

The Huffington Post | Joe Satran | Posted 03.06.2012

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Safe sex remains a hard-sell despite the risks posed by HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Only one in four Americans used a condom las...

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The Inequity Leading Young Women To Make Dangerous Decisions

| Jessica Grose | Posted 03.02.2012

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By Jessica Grose (Click here for original story) There's a new study from the Journal of Adolescent Health that shows that teenage girls whose prim...

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Do Romance Novels Display Negative Attitudes Toward Condoms?

npr.org | By Linda Holmes | Posted 09.06.2011

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The Los Angeles Times is the latest to pick up an essay written by British psychologist, advice columnist and relationship guru Susan Quilliam. In the...

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30 Years Later, Where Do We Stand With HIV/AIDS?

Ray Suarez | Posted 08.15.2011

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Ray Suarez

As the years passed, the picture began to fill in: a virus, that came to be called the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, caused the disease.

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Why the Porn Industry's HIV Problem Is Our Problem, Too

Kellee Terrell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kellee Terrell

It's obvious that not using condoms in porn is a safety hazard, but I have also often wondered: How much of a safety hazard is it for viewers to consume condomless porn?

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HIV Rates In US: Some Places Have Higher Infection Rates Than Africa

Newsweek | Posted 05.25.2011

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Recent research published in The New England Journal of Medicine shows that within certain populations in America, the prevalence of HIV-infected peop...

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STUDY: Sex-Ed Classes With Abstinence Focus Can Delay Sex In Teens

Washington Post | Rob Stein | Posted 11.17.2011

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Sex education classes that focus on encouraging children to remain abstinent can convince a significant proportion to delay sexual activity, researche...

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