New Porn Industry HIV Breakout?
Jun 11, 2009 Gay Porn Gossip, Gay Porn News
(Note: So far, this appears to be limited to straight porn)
There was an interesting thread on GoFuckYourself.com (GFY) yesterday that immediately got my attention:
Warning Porn Valley is About to Have Another HIV Outbreak
A lot of people, including porn producers, tried to dismiss the claims made by the original poster.
The original poster refused to back down from their comments and asked to be banned for life from GFY if they were indeed wrong.
One of the people challenging this person statements said that they had called AIM (the organization that tests porn models) and were told that nobody had tested positive for HIV.
Fast forward to later in the day and a news release appears on AVN. This release says that indeed, a female actor tested positive. The release went on to say that there was no threat to the industry. There have not been any requests to shut down porn sets like there was in 2004.
There has been speculation about whether AIM is trying to cover their tracks by not being more forthcoming. That speculation can be seen in the original porn HIV thread (also the first link in this tread).
Right now there are a few other threads on GFY about this subject:
Handful of Performers Quarantined After Positive HIV Test
New Industry HIV Case Already Under AIM’s Control
So what do you think? Is this going to end up being a big deal (and possibly a game changer) for the porn industry, or is it just an isolated incident that is being well managed?
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