Condom County: Porn, Condoms and Liberty in Los Angeles

On November 6th, while most of the world focused on the United States’ presidential election, the citizens of Los Angeles County confronted a slightly more explicit question at the voting booth: should porn performers be required to wear condoms while filming? Nearly fifty-six percent of LA county voters said yes.

Measure B, also known as the Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act amongst proponents, requires porn producers to purchase health permits from the county so that random inspections can be carried out to ensure that performers are wearing condoms. The primary backer of the measure, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, argues that the measure is important for protecting “both performer and public health” from the spread of HIV, particularly in protecting performers from “workplace hazards.”

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