Forced Condom Use - Leftists lack one vote to impose their will

Condom Police Put on Hold

Leftist Democrats lacked only one vote to impose their condom requirements on the film industry.

(AP) — California officials in charge of workplace safety voted down a proposal Thursday that would have specifically called for putting condoms on actors in adult films, heeding the call of scores of industry officials who said adding that and other restrictions would force them to make films nobody would watch.

The state Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s Standards Board voted the measure down when only three members supported it, Cal/Osha spokeswoman Julia Bernstein said. Four yes votes from the seven-member board were required for passage. The vote was 3-2 in favor, with one member absent and one board position currently open.

The board will now begin considering a new worker-safety measure for the industry, Bernstein said.

Board members appeared influenced by the dozens of adult-film industry representatives who filed to the dais during a public hearing in Oakland to argue forcefully but politely that adopting the condom measure would either destroy their multibillion-industry or force it underground. Doing the latter, they said, could make it more dangerous to performers by eliminating safeguards such as the industry’s requirement that actors be tested every 14 days for sexually transmitted diseases.

“I know you guys work really hard and have our best interests at stake, but we need you to work with us to find a solution,” said actress SiouxsieQ, who also reports on the industry for various publications. “When you criminalize sex work in any way, you make it more dangerous.”

Mike Stabile, a spokesman for the industry trade group the Free Speech Coalition, said after the vote that adult-film producers hope they can work closely in the future in crafting safety requirements that the industry can accept. He didn’t say what those might be.

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has lobbied Cal/OSHA for years to adopt workplace safety standards specifically for the industry that are similar to what it has for other businesses.

Although disappointed by Thursday’s vote, foundation spokesman Ged Kenslea said his organization was impressed that adult-film industry representatives said they recognize a need for some sort of regulation. He added his group would be interested in working with them to achieve that goal.

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