clipped from: www.newscientist.com Since 2004, county health officials say that at least 22 performers have tested HIV positive. The true figure could be higher, as reports depend on people admitting their occupation to testing labs.
Over the same period, there were 2378 positive tests for chlamydia, 1357 for gonorrhoea and 15 for syphilis in Los Angeles County among people describing themselves as adult film performers.
Tavrow has helped draft legislation that would demand condom use and require inert substances to be used in place of body fluids. But with politicians unwilling to risk associating their name with the porn industry, she has been unable to find a sponsor for the bill in the California state legislature.
Experts have called for the Californian porn industry to do more to care for workers' health (Image: Adrian Dennis/Rex Features)