AIDS Activists Demanding Condoms In Porn

AIDS activists have filed a work-safety complaint with the Los Angeles Occupational Health Office accusing Larry Flynt Productions of allegedly spreading the HIV virus because actors in the company’s adult films are rarely shown using condoms.

The complaint, filed by the AIDS Health Foundation, alleged the film studio maintained an unsafe workplace for its adult actors and actresses. Of the 100 Hustler sex videos submitted in support of their case, AHF said only one scene in one film showed an actor using a condom.

This “potentially life-threatening” behavior, according to the complaint, allowed for the spread of “blood-borne” diseases such as HIV.

AHF initially sued Los Angeles County for failing to protect the public health despite documented cases by its public health department of an STD epidemic in the porn industry and its finding that adult performers are 10 times more likely to be infected with STD than those in the general populace.

Michael Klein, president of Larry Flynt Productions, insisted that they complied with federal law requiring an adult actor to undergo HIV tests 30 days prior to filming and that none of its actors and actresses tested positive for HIV.

Klein added that the mandatory use of condoms during filming is unreasonable, declaring,

“That’s what the consumer wants, and we deliver it. We won’t budge when it comes to condomless productions.”

Tags: condoms, HIV, Larry Flynt