Porn Performers To Protest Proposed State Regulations, Saying Rules Stem From Stigma Not Science
The state Division of Occupational Safety and Health is scheduled to vote on whether to mandate the use of condoms and safety goggles on set.
The Associated Press:
California Considers Condoms For Porn Actors
Condoms could be coming to porn studios across California if the state agency in charge of enforcing workplace safety adopts proposed new regulations aimed at protecting actors who make adult films. The state Division of Occupational Safety and Health was scheduled to vote on the regulations following a hearing Thursday in Oakland. (Rogers, 2/18)
The Los Angeles Daily News:
Porn Performers Set To Protest Thursday Vote Requiring Condoms, Eyewear On Film Sets
More than 100 adult film performers plan to gather in Sacramento Thursday to protest an expected ruling by California regulators that mandates condoms and eyewear for actors on all porn sets statewide. The protests are in response to regulations drawn up by the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, produced after more than six years of discussions and public hearings about protecting actors from bloodborne pathogens and other bodily fluids. But adult film performers say such protections go too far. The use of “personal protective equipment” for eyes, for example, has been interpreted as goggles, which actors have said will ruin the aesthetics and fantasy of pornographic films. (Abram, 2/17)
KQED:
California Porn Industry Protests Rules Mandating Condoms
Adult film executives are complaining that proposed state health and safety regulations threaten to drive the industry out of the state. California regulators with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) will vote on new rules Thursday that would require performers to use condoms, dental dams, and even eye gear on set. (Dembosky, 2/17)