OSHA Launching Porn HIV Investigation
Jun 11, 2009 Gay Porn News
Earlier today I reported about a possible HIV problem in porn valley.
Now, through XBIZ, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has announced that they are launching an investigation into the positive HIV test.
California OSHA also said that they will be aided by the Los Angeles County Health Department.
Although the article did not go into detail as to why an investigation is being launched, I would imagine that it has to do with the handling of the HIV positive result by AIM, a non-profit organization that provides HIV testing for the porn industry.
AIM has not announced who the model was that tested positive. They do say that a handful of porn models have been quarantined. As one may imagine, this action by AIM has caused a lot of controversy. Porn producers and models alike really have no idea what is going on.
As I understand it, while the average person has privacy afforded to them when testing positive, the porn industry works a little differently.
The release that is signed before testing pretty much says that the model gives up their right to privacy if they test positive. That way, their name can be announced and producers and models alike will be able to ascertain if they are possibly at risk.
There is a very good reason for this — porn stars sleep with A LOT of people as part of their job. Some sleep with a dozen or more people a week. It would be very easy for them to forget someone when they have to name who were exposed.
It should be noted that so far nothing points to a possible problem in gay porn. The rumor is that a 42 year old MILF was the person to test positive. Then again these days there are so many straight porn stars crossing into gay and vice versa that there may very well be a risk. Nobody knows, which is why there is so much outrage directed towards AIM.
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