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Three
UK gay porn actors infected with HIV
26
Oct 2007- UK- Three performers became infected with HIV last month
during the production of a gay 'bareback' movie, according to UK gay
magazine
Boyz.
The
models were working with a 26-year-old actor who apparently had tested
negative using a standard HIV antibody test. However, standard HIV
testing allows for a three-month period when HIV antibodies may remain
undetectable, and when the actor went for monthly testing just a few
days after the production shoot in question, he was found to be
HIV-positive.
One of
the three actors who became infected, Jay, said, “On all the shoots, we
do everything: kiss, rim, fuck. I'm passive, but he didn't come inside
me - that never happens in porn, it's all face and mouth. It must have
been from his pre-cum inside me."
The
article pointed out the issues raised by using HIV testing that may
produce a false negative result for up to twelve weeks after initial
infection, which is the type of test most commonly used for performers
in the UK.
An HIV
doctor told Boyz, “Tests with shorter window periods would be the best
way for anyone who works in bareback porn to reduce the risks.” However,
the unnamed doctor stated also that unprotected sexual activity was
“never risk-free, regardless of testing."
After
the incident the unnamed director of the production reportedly is now
ensuring that all performers who work for his company will be tested
monthly with a 48-hour HIV test provided by a London clinic. Presumably,
that test would be a PCR-DNA test, which is the standard for the
industry performers working in straight productions in the US.
According to the report, the UK Health Department continues to recommend
the standard HIV test for performers citing that the test is more
reliable and that there were concerns about alleged false negatives with
the 48-hour tests. The production company director stated that he was
unaware the 48-hour tests were available, saying, “If we had known about
it, we'd have chased it up and made sure we used it."
Jay said
also, “I wish that my company was using the quick test before my shoot
but they didn't know about it." The production company plans to release
the title sometime before Christmas.
"Unsuspecting viewers won't be aware that they're actually watching the
young performers being infected with HIV," concluded the Boyz news
story.
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