HIV Scandal In Gay Porn Industry

This story just makes me sad. Most people who have ever seen heterosexual pornography know that the majority of this porn is filmed with people who are using no condoms. Since the 80's the gay porn industry however has used condoms because it was considered taboo not to do so. Recently bareback style gay porn has come back into the limelight as a popular style of pornography. In the last 4 years bareback gay porn has increased to the point where it now makes up about 60% of the gay market. There are now concerns within the gay community regarding the filming of a particular pornography video where British models had sex with each other bareback in various combinations and 4 of the men who took part in the filming were diagnosed as HIV positive soon after. It has become the latest fiasco in the gay porn industry with the U.S. company which released the film refusing to stop production until the NewsNight investigation scared them away from it. The performers in the porno are a bit mortified at the idea that the very moment they contracted HIV is being sold and mass produced serving to simply further whatever trauma they may already be experiencing. Wish these men luck and pray for a better system of protection for these individuals who perform in porn. My heart goes out to those in this unfortunate situation.

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