Porn's last taboo: Protected sex, The industry is resisting a push for condom-only smut and not just because it makes far less money »

I’ve wanted to post this article ever since the AIDS Healthcare Foundation brought it to my attention. While I am not opposed to porn in the slightest, I love the idea of requiring actors to wear protection. It is just plain smart. Despite industry heads requiring monthly tests, the actors are still putting themselves at risk for STDs/STIs.

Once a month, actors take the PCR-DNA test, which can detect HIV within two weeks of infection. Since 1998, the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation has reported five HIV cases among actors in straight porn. That’s a relatively low number, industry insiders point out, given the cosmic amount of condomless sex that has gone on in that time — but many, myself included, are disturbed by the idea that five infections over 11 years is considered adequate…

I hope the “pure” porn audience can get over their hangups on watching actors go at it sans protection and realize the health of their favorite star is far more important than see a naked and sheathed penis on screen.

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