January 20, 2012

L.A. City Council Requires Porn Actors to Use Condoms

The Los Angeles City Council has given final approval to a city ordinance requiring porn actors to wear condoms while performing, the Los Angeles Times reports. The L.A.–based AIDS Healthcare Foundation has been rallying for years to protect the health of porn actors by asking agencies in California to mandate condom use during film shoots. In the past decade, porn shoots have been suspended several times after high-profile cases of porn performers acquiring HIV. Once signed into law, the new rule will require porn producers to pay a fee to fund surprise inspections.

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