Tag: HIV
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MAY I Present Some Links? (Get it? Cause It’s May?)
MAY I present to you some hand-picked links about Masturbation Month, STI testing, legislation, intimacy coordinators, adult crowdfunding, and more?
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Links I 10/10 Recommend
It’s only natural that my blog is awash with fresh new links to nurture your weekend reading needs! I 10/10 would recommend that you read any and all of the following.
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2013/2014
Well, the year’s almost over. It’s been one of those wild years where so much happened that it feels like an eternity ago that I was celebrating the last day of 2012 (with Korean BBQ because that’s how you DO IT). And yet it’s all gone by so fast! I won a Feminist Porn Award,…
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On STD Outbreaks in Porn… I’ll Defer to Nina Hartley
I’ve been reading up on the recent HIV outbreak in the porn industry and trying to wrap my head around what’s going on in a way that’s helpful. I’ve been drafting blog posts, erasing them, reading more, drafting more… And I keep giving up. The problem of STD outbreaks in porn is bigger than my…
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Support for Cameron Bay
Since she was diagnosed with HIV in late August, adult performer Cameron Bay has been super brave. She not only came out as Patient Zero publicly, but has talked openly about her experience since. I applaud her for her courage: not only is she facing a life with a scary-ass disease, but she’s also facing…
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HIV Crisis Continuing in Adult Industry
The HIV crisis in the porn industry continues, with rumors of up to four performers now being infected (these rumors are NOT confirmed), all of whom were active in the Kink.com community. This is scary news. Very scary news. I don’t know if this has anything to do with the fact that condoms are now…
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Some Things to Keep in Mind When HIV Rears Its Ugly Head in the Porn Biz
A relatively new adult performer named Cameron Bay has tested positive for HIV antibodies, and has gone back in for further tests to confirm whether this means she actually has the virus or not, according to XBiz. The Free Speech Coalition has called for a moratorium on all filming until–at least–the results are in and,…
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The HIV Scare is Over, But Probably Not the Hysteria
Patient Alpha, who tested positive for HIV at the end of August, has re-tested negative! Yippie! The results of a second test were announced on Saturday, after the porn industry had been shut down for almost a week, and the unnamed, un-gender-identified, un-age-specific patient doesn’t have the virus after all! Let’s all dance around with…
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PORN INSIDERS SPEAK OUT ABOUT AIM CLINIC’S CLOSING
[Editorial Note: WARNING! Serious article ahead!] As of late last week, AIM Healthcare Foundation’s flagship clinic in Sherman Oaks, California, has been temporarily shuttered due to a “business-related issues.” AIM (Adult Industry Medical) and LA County health officials both seem to be holding the line that a license issue popped up in the paperwork, but…
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HIV HULLABALOO — The Latest on the Lunacy
Details have been trickling in since last week’s ball-busting and buzz-killing announcement that a porn performer had tested positive for HIV at AIM Healthcare in Sherman Oaks. While not much is yet known, it’s been made clear by the industry that despite the mainstream media’s doom-mongering and AIDS Healthcare Foundation hysteria, the jizz biz has…