Derrick Burts DEMANDS Mandatory HIV Testing For Porn Industry!!!
Derrick Burts, 24, is requesting that the porn industry start testing for HIV infections, so porn stars are aware of who they are having sex with while making x-Rated adult films.
He tested HIV-positive at a San Fernando Valley clinic this fall spoke out for the first time Tuesday, calling for mandatory condom use in porn productions. improved testing for sexually transmitted disease and follow-up care for fellow performers.
Burts asked to be put on the quarantine list until all performers have been notified, but the clinic has since said that none of the performers on its quarantine list tested positive. Burts confirmed that his girlfriend tested negative.
He said that when he returned to the clinic Oct. 23 to review the second test results, clinic staff told him that they had traced his HIV infection to someone he had performed a scene with whom they described to him as a “known positive.”
Although straight porn performers must show negative HIV test results before filming, the gay porn industry does not have the same restrictions, although condom use is typically required.
Burts says he may have contracted the disease during a gay porn shoot in Florida. He said the performers used condoms during intercourse but not during [man on man] oral sex. However, Burts was unable to find out the name of the performer’s name or gender due to patient confidentiality.
Today, the Foundation officials have scheduled a news conference with Burts for 10 a.m. Wednesday, reports LA Times.
Burts said:
“AIM likes to state that testing is enough. That’s completely false.”
Burts notes that in the months before he tested positive for HIV, he had also contracted chlamydia, gonorrhea and herpes.
He adds regarding adult film work:
“It’s very dangerous.”
“It should be required that you wear a condom on the set.”
He said he earned $200 to $800 for filming a straight scene and $1,000 to $2,000 for a gay scene. Looking back, he said he wishes he had known more about the risks of contracting sexually transmitted diseases in the industry.
In Final, Burts says:
“Making $10,000 or $15,000 for porn isn’t worth your life.”
“Performers need to be educated.”
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