HIV outbreak in porn industry

[porty]

a lot of actors/ actresses who contract the AIDS virus are doing so when they do extra porn in Brazil, where HIV is very widespread and the testing there is very much a second thought. veteran actor marc wallice being one very known actor thought to have contracted HIV whilst filming anal scenes in brazilian porn films ..... others include:

The following porn stars tested positive for HIV:
Caroline, Brooke Ashley and Tricia Devereaux.
Veteran male performer Marc Wallice is widely thought to be the source of infection for everyone in 1998 (having engaged on camera
in unprotected anal sex with the infected girls), and possibly Nena Cherry (2/97), Jordan McKnight (5/97), and French girls Delfin
(6/97?) and Barbara Doll (5/95) in past years.

In 1999, Tony Montana and a Florida female performer tested HIV positive. On January 18, 2000, Niki Lae tested HIV positive. In
January, 2001, black female Tori Coca Flame tested HIV positive.

At a February fourth, 1998 talent meeting, Tricia Devereaux told her peers that she had tested HIV positive in early January. Then
Sharon Mitchell told the crowd of 200 that virtually everybody had been exposed the HIV virus, and that the then-current Eliza test
was no longer considered suitable. The industry standard was now the PCR-DNA test for HIV.

On March 27, Brooke Ashley tested HIV positive, after performing in a "50-man anal gangbang" in late January and early February,
where she worked with Wallice.

In early April, Caroline tested HIV positive followed by Wallice April 30. Wallice's test revealed that he had probably been HIV
positive for a year or so.

On May 29, Kimberly Jade tested HIV positive. She worked with Marc in late 1997. Her test revealed that she had been HIV positive
for about six months.

Responding to the latest HIV outbreak in the heterosexual porn industry, industry powers like VCA, Vivid, Wicked and distributors
like GVA in an April 13, 1998 meeting demanded use of condoms in their productions.

Other Porn stars who had or have HIV
John Holmes, R.J. Reynolds, Wade Nichols (shot himself in 1985 while dying of AIDS), Marc Stevens, Wade Nichols (according to
reports) and Chuck Vincent died of AIDS in the mid to late '80s. Lisa (Trego) DeLeeuw died of AIDS at age 35 on 11-11-93.

A porn performer named Dusty disappeared in November 1992 and is widely thought to have tested HIV positive. Carrie Morgan left
the industry in Spring 1993 for similar reason. France's Barbara Doll left in April 1995.

Here's a list of porn stars who died of AIDS --
Brad Braverman AIDS 1/10/96

Zeff Ryan AIDS 1/94 aka Jeff Ryan

Bill Harrison AIDS 10/18/91

Craig Markle AIDS 10/93

Paul Pellettieri AIDS 10/93

Lisa de Leeuw AIDS 11/11/93
complications

Chris Ladd AIDS 11/14/90

Scott Taylor AIDS 12/22/94

Marc Stevens AIDS 1989

Morelle AIDS 1994 pre-op transsexual DeKeigh

Joey Yale AIDS 1994

Steve AIDS 1995-97 aka Luke Bender;
Kennedy Exact date of death unknown

Buster AIDS 2/10/91

Scott O'Hara AIDS, lymphnoma 2/18/98

Frank AIDS 2/24/91 aka Roger Koch
Vickers

Jason Steele AIDS 2/25/95

Chris Burns AIDS 2/26/95

Lucky Luc AIDS 3/2/92

Chet Thomas AIDS 3/23/97

Tim Kramer AIDS 4/15/92

Christopher AIDS 4/24/91 aka Frederick
Rage Mongue

Roy Garret AIDS 4/3/92

Luc Colton AIDS 5/18/93

Brad Peters AIDS 5/31/94

Clint AIDS 6/17/93
Lockner

Luke AIDS 6/20/89

Lee Ryder AIDS 7/10/91

Darryl Weld AIDS 7/24/91

Johnny AIDS 7/25/89
Dawes

Tony Bravo AIDS 7/25/90 aka Michael Pietri

Jeff AIDS 7/31/94
Lawrence

Pierce AIDS 7/8/95
Daniels

Glenn Dime AIDS 8/12/92

Al Parker AIDS 8/17/92

Chris AIDS 9/11/91
Williams

Steve Kreig AIDS 9/13/90 aka Steve Craig,
George Dufour

Lon Flexx AIDS 9/15/95

Glenn Steers AIDS 9/17/94

Nick Elliot AIDS 9/2/90 renowned
cinematographer

Richard Locke AIDS 9/25/96

Jake Corbin AIDS 9/27/92

Ben Barker AIDS 9/28/95

Keith Ardent AIDS 9/9/92

Jim Ed AIDS Unknown
Thompson

Jim Moore AIDS Unknown

Joe Simmons AIDS complications Unknown

Jesse Koehler AIDS Unknown

Jaap Penrat AIDS Unknown

J.W. King AIDS Unknown

Eric Stryker AIDS Unknown

Dave Connors AIDS Exact Date Unknown

Casey AIDS Exact Date Unknown
Donovan

Arthur AIDS Exact Date Unknown
Bressan, Jr.

Eric Stone AIDS Exact Date Unknown

Rydar Hanson AIDS Exact Date Unknown

Jon King AIDS Exact Date Unknown

Val Martin AIDS Exact Date Unknown

Ken Diamond AIDS Exact Date Unknown

Thom Katt AIDS Unknown appeared in such
films as CULT
OF MANHOOD and
SHOW IT HARD

Steve Taylor AIDS Exact Date Unknown

Steve Loignon AIDS Exact Date Unknown

Lee Richards AIDS Exact Date Unknown

Scott Bond AIDS complications Exact Date Unknown

John Holmes Cardiac arrest, Exact Date Unknown
enephalitis and AIDS

Nick Rogers AIDS Exact Date Unknown

Wade Nichols Self-inflicted gunshot 1985 Allegedly to save himself from the ravages of AIDS

Rod Phillips Suicide by drug OD 6/7/93
as he lay dying of AIDS

just a few sad souls, others still survive at present, thanks to groundbreaking drugs which will 'allow you to die of old age rather than HIV'. still no cure though unfortunately.

[imtrying]

A sad and long list. One name that I noticed was missing was Jack Baker. Didn't he also die of AIDS related causes? He was an african-american actor who appeared in a number of adult titles in the 80's. He also did some "legit" acting. He's probably best known for his role as "Sticks" in a couple of episodes of "Happy Days".

[bullfinch]

Originally Posted by flake56

it never said 16 or more in this outbreak. it said 22 cases since the last outbreak. and a list of other veneral deseases that could be gotten in any environment at all besides the porn industry. yet another attempt by the ignorant to try to put fear into everyone to get them to conform. i have no problem with anyone who wants to use condoms etc but every problem with forcing them on people by law, not just professionals in porn, but everyone is their goal. fear mongering is their goal as well, not prevention here. there are far more cases in private lives than the industry has ever had.

22 cases in 5 years is quite a lot. Your last sentence is a bit misleading . There are far more private lives than porn lives. Do you actually have statistics to back up your opinion?

[Foxbark]

The vast majority of names that you quote are of gay male performers who only performed in gay films.So, therefore your post is somewhat disingenuous.
Whilst all deaths are regrettable, it must be borne in mind that gay male porn performers were and are drawn from a highly promiscuous community,in which HIV is sadly in epidemic proportions and that probably has more 'unsafe sex' off-screen than on.

[flake56]

Exactly what makes you think gay males are more promiscous? is there a study i have not seen or read? no disrespect intended but where do you get those facts? I am very old and they are not born out considering my experience with the female half of our race. any human rarely finds the "right" partner the first time and many times not after twenty or thirty. just seems strange that so many believe what is wrong for gays is okay for hetero people.

[flake56]

see the CDC reports on aids in this country both per year and general causes and who for whether 22 is a lot. no, most cases are from intravenous injection and sharing of needles. true, originally the cause was male to male sex, but that has changed drastically since about 1996 or so. it also does not say in the story wherther the original performer was on any drug addiction or rehab program etc. therefore it is improper to assume that she got the infection thru sex. she may have shared a needle or some other problem. this story leaves out far more than what it says. without the rest of the facts we actually know very little.

[Foxbark]

Please don't get me wrong, I've got absolutely nothing against gays and I am absolutely non-judgemental with regards to anyone's private life.
But the fact that, in general, gay men have a lot of casual sex is well-known - just ask any honest gay man about it.
Again, I'm not being judgemental but women, generally, act as 'gatekeepers' they stop heterosexual men from getting as much sex as they want.

Originally Posted by flake56

Exactly what makes you think gay males are more promiscous? is there a study i have not seen or read? no disrespect intended but where do you get those facts? I am very old and they are not born out considering my experience with the female half of our race. any human rarely finds the "right" partner the first time and many times not after twenty or thirty. just seems strange that so many believe what is wrong for gays is okay for hetero people.

[flake56]

i have never actually heard that proposition in quite the way you stated it. dam* that was worth a laugh. have a good day. we just are going to mutually agree in good humor to disagree. thanks for making my day.

[John C. Holmes]

I remember following the Marc Wallace outbreak in 1998 and all the BS Luke Ford got for breaking the story. After reading some of the crap going on now I must float this thought;

At what point does Sharon Mitchell have to assume responcibility for this? There have been reports for years that she not only covered up Marc Wallace's HIV+ tests but bullied ANYONE who tried to prove he WAS indeed positive out of the industry or use her considerable connections to bury them with lies about them. (See her handling of the Brooke Ashley case for a reference there.) It looks like she's at it again and frankly the favoritism is sickening and I'm almost ready for government intervention and regulations. (Better that than some self serving bitch who's making money off both ends and ruining people's lives in the process.)

I don't feel that the gay porn industry should be taken to task for the current outbreak. Having said that, it has been reported in many cases that the gay wing of the porn world, (at least in LA anyway I don't know about the UK,) simply doesn't test all that hard. If this is indeed the case, that should have changed a long time ago for the sake of not only their end of the industry but their community as well.

I've read that the industry has tried to ban gay/bi performers from crossing over into straight porn. I disagree because if THAT is causing the outbreak then where the fuck was AIM and their so-called 'serious' testing process? No, if gay performers were HIV+ and crossing over, they would have had to have been tested beforehand and if they were indeed positive, they wouldn't have made it through the front door. (If AIM's credibility is to be believed.)

Sharon has flip flopped over what HIV testing clinics are kosure and which ones aren't so many times that if I was in the industry I would be getting my tests in a hospital because I certainly don't trust her anymore.

[scoundrel]

In Britain there has traditionally always been a strong emphasis on contact-tracing whenever a case of any sexually transmitted disease is diagnosed. I have noted that Ms Mitchell is with-holding full co-operation in the present HIV outbreak on the grounds of patient confidentiality, and I would hazard a guess that if she knew Marc Wallice's HIV status and did not blow the whistle on him, then this would be her official (possibly her actual) reason for remaining silent. Meanwhile, what is she herself doing to trace and test the contacts of the unfortunate woman who has tested positive? If the answer is ''nothing, its not her problem'', then I suggest that whatever professional body doctors answer to in America (in Britain its called The General Medical Council) needs to be reviewing her conduct and deciding whether or not Ms Mitchell should be struck off as a doctor.

It's not that straightforward for professionals like doctors (and lawyers) because they have privileged conversations with their patients/clients and are not at liberty to disclose everything they hear in these conversations. There are sound and valid reasons for having this rule. But if a doctor knows that a patient is endangering the lives of others, either deliberately or recklessly and selfishly, I would argue that their code of ethics cuts the other way. Once Ms Mitchell knows that her patient isn't playing the game (eg Wallice) then her duty of care is to those he is endangering, not to him.

Perhaps its time that the doctors as a profession made a public statement of what they think doctors should be doing in these circumstances. This sort of situation is not rare. It just doesn't usually make the news because usually it affects people outside the porn industry whom no-one ever hears about.