Being subject to frivolous lawsuits for no reason, or people assuming there isn’t a condom, is going to be a disaster.”ĭucati owns his own production company is concerned that anyone who is deemed to have a financial stake in the film could find themselves the target of a lawsuit. This is going to give citizens the ability to sue if they assume there’s no condom being used.
“It’s basically placing a bounty on performers, on our heads…. “The danger is that this proposition is incentivizing harassment,” says Ducati. If Cal/OSHA fails to investigate within a specified time period, producers and others deemed to have a “financial interest” in the film’s production or distribution can be sued - and the complaining citizen can receive 25 percent of any fines or damages levied against the production. One such mechanism is a “whistleblower” provision that allows anyone to lodge a complaint with Cal/OSHA if they believe condoms were not used in a film. Monkeypox “Circulating Globally in Some Parts of the Gay Community,” CDC Reportsīut Trenton Ducati, a gay adult entertainer and producer, says it’s not the use of condoms that’s made Proposition 60 objectionable - it’s the additional enforcement mechanisms, which apply to gay and straight productions alike. That’s often cited as a justification for why heterosexual performers should as well. Many studios that shoot gay male scenes require performers to wear condoms during the course of filming. While much of the debate has focused on the straight porn industry, the measure will also impact LGBT pornography. “And it’s really difficult for people to think outside of that, so that argument is very challenging unless we have a lot of time.” “That’s a very difficult argument for us to win because again, growing up you’re taught, ‘Condoms, condoms, condoms. But explaining the nuances of working in the adult entertainment industry to voters can prove nearly impossible. If condoms are required, they will have to be replaced frequently.Ĭurrently, those who choose to forego condoms - particularly those in heterosexual, lesbian, or transgender porn - test for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases every 14 days. Some performers oppose Proposition 60 simply due to the logistics of filming: It may take four or five hours to shoot a single scene and, during that time, condoms can wear down or cause irritation - regardless of the amount of lube involved. That complexity extends to the very way pornography is created. We have to explain that we have a testing system in place, why we don’t want to use condoms, how the industry works.”
“It’s like, ‘Safer Sex in Porn.’ I mean, they can put it on a billboard. “Yes on Prop 60’s narrative is very easy to digest,” Preston says. When lawmakers blocked those efforts, AHF transformed the bill - now called Proposition 60 - into the ballot initiative voters will approve or reject next week. The goal: A statewide version of Measure B, with additional enforcement mechanisms. Seeking to force the hand of regulators, AHF and its allies introduced bills in the California Legislature. County Department of Public Health declined to enforce Measure B to its fullest extent. However, HIV prevention advocates ran aground in their efforts when the L.A. Florida Senior Uses “Curly Hair” as Euphemism for “Gay” in Graduation Speech