Tag Archives: AHF

CALIFORNIA: Activist Group Launches Drive To Outlaw Bareback Porn Making

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has launched a petition drive for a ballot measure that would require condom usage in all porn produced in Los Angeles County. “The county has a primary responsibility of protecting the public health,” foundation President Michael Weinstein told The Times. Weinstein asserted that the county Board of Supervisors has “steadfastly refused” to take action against porn …

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TODAY: Tournament Of Roses Parade To Feature First-Ever AIDS Themed Float

Karen Ocamb reports at LGBT POV: This year the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena will make history: it will be the first time in the parade’s 123-year history and the first time in the 30 years since HIV/AIDS was identified that a float will acknowledge those who died of AIDS and the advocates who helped them. [snip] Many of …

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TODAY: Occupy Gilead

Today AIDS activists will “occupy” the Foster City, California offices of drug giant Gilead in protest of the high cost of HIV medications. Press release: In the spirit of the “Occupy” movement, protestors hope to call attention to the severe AIDS drug crisis facing the nation’s ADAPs—a network of federal and state funded programs that provide life-saving HIV treatments to …

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DJ Shane Stiel: Raw

From the AIDS Healthcare Foundation comes a series of safer sex clips. This one features JMG reader and Midweek Mix contributor DJ Shane Stiel.

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Quote Of The Day – Michael Weinstein

“Recent headlines that heralded taking medication as a means of preventing transmission of HIV among gay men were applauded by many AIDS experts. The news came in a study of nearly 2,500 men in six countries that found that an average man taking the medication was 44 percent less likely to become infected than a control group taking a placebo. …

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AIDS Healthcare Sues Porn Agents For Allowing Clients To Bareback

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Los Angeles is suing nine porn actors’ agencies for letting their clients bareback in movies. The lawsuit was filed with the California labor commissioner. “These talent agencies are a pipeline for the procurement of young people for the adult film industry,” said Michael Weinstein, President of AIDS Healthcare Foundation. “It is reckless for these agents …

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AIDS Group Files Petition To Require Condoms In All Porn

California’s AIDS Healthcare Foundation will file a petition to amend state law that that would require that male actors in all porn productions wear a condom. The majority of gay porn companies are based in California. The change would be made to the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board’s policy on bloodborne pathogens. “Although workers in adult films should …

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AHF Files Suit Against California

AIDS Healthcare Foundation filed suit against the state of California yesterday, accusing the state of ignoring California law and refusing to provide care for HIV/AIDS patients. You may recall that AHF recently sued Pfizer, claiming that the pharmaceutical giant was promoting unsafe sex via its Viagra advertising. In the latest suit, AHF says that California is being deliberately slow to …

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AHF Ramps Up Attack On Pfizer

AIDS Healthcare Foundation sued Pfizer yesterday, saying that ads for Viagra are misleading and encourage the recreational use of the drug. This move by AHF follows up last month’s anti-Pfizer ad campaign. The lawsuit seeks to force Pfizer to suspend its advertising for Viagra and to start a public information campaign on the dangers of using the drug. I continue …

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