In 2012, Los Angeles County began requiring porn performers use condoms. But it turns out that might have only been the beginning of a porn crackdown. Now California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHA) has proposed a new serious of regulations for the porn industry to wear protective goggles.
Technically, current health regulations require porn stars across California to use condoms, but critics say the rule is almost never enforced. New Hampshire and California are the only two states in the US to explicitly permit adult film production, although other states allow it. Los Angeles County’s condom law is credited with pushing porn business to other locations including South Florida and Las Vegas. In 2012, Los Angeles County passed a controversial law requiring condoms on porn sets. As a result, production in the county plummeted by more than 90 percent.
The adult film industry is fighting against the possibility of goggles. Diane Duke, CEO of the Free Speech Coalition spoke out about the matter:
“These are regulations designed for medical settings, and are unworkable on an adult film set—or even a Hollywood film set. We’ve come to San Diego with ways to amend the regulations, with input from both performers and public health officials, in ways that protect adult film performers without stigmatizing and shutting down an entire industry.”
Debate over these proposed rules will play out over the coming months, but be prepared for a slightly more boring porn experience. Or, an individual can watch older footage before porn performers have to wear protective goggles.
The new rules wouldn’t just alter porn. If adopted, they would also outlaw many practices common in adult films. Under the rules, “all bodily fluids shall be considered potentially infectious materials.”
SOURCE: LADBIBLE
