Jenna Jameson Calls for Porn Star Union After Actor’s Positive HIV Test

[Omaha Steve]

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Monday 18 Oct 10 12:21 pm

By Lindsay Beyerstein


Jenna Jameson has promoted unionizing porn stars after last week's HIV scare shook the industry. (Photo by FRAZER HARRISON/Getty Images)


Jenna Jameson, one of the adult entertainment industry's biggest names, is calling for a porn star union after an actor tested positive for HIV last week.

The news caused widespread alarm among performers because the actor had worked extensively in an industry where condoms are the exception rather than the norm. It is not clear how many people he may have exposed. In the meantime, several major studios have halted production until the actor's partners and his partners' partners can be notified and tested.

"There's going to have to be a union put in place, and having safe sex is mandatory," Jameson said in an interview with RadarOnline.

California law requires condoms or equivalent protection on porn sets, and Cal-OSHA has successfully fined companies for breaking the law. But unless someone complains, there's little Cal-OSHA can do.

Actresses fear being blacklisted if they insist on protection, Jameson noted. When Jameson ran her own porn production company, she gave actresses the option, but some studios ban condoms on set because they are afraid porn with visible condoms won't sell.

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[StandingInLeftField]

1. They have a union already.

Industrial Workers of the World - Sex Trade Workers Industrial Union 690

[BrooklynJade]

2. Porn Star Opinion

I have chosen condoms only and am limited to what I can book now!

[StandingInLeftField]

4. Welcome to DU Brooklynjade!

What would be the alternatives for you?

PS, I like your Twitter page, if you're really her ;-) !

[ProgressiveProfessor]

3. Have to ask what she does with her own production company

Note there are issues for female porn actors and condoms.