This is a categorized, alphabetical list of people who are known to have been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus HIV , the pathogen that causes AIDS , including those who have died. AIDS is now a pandemic. HIV is typically transmitted through unprotected sex or intravenous drug use , and is often associated with marginalized groups such as gay men, drug users and sex workers. For these reasons, and also because of fears of contagion, people living with HIV are frequently subjected to stigma and discrimination. These efforts have been aided by various celebrities—including American basketball star Magic Johnson and South African judge Edwin Cameron —who have publicly announced that they are HIV-positive.
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The actor, whose identity and gender have not been released, was a patient of the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation, known as AIM, a Sherman Oaks clinic that caters to pornographic actors. Clinic spokeswoman Jennifer Miller told the Los Angeles Times that a quarantine was in place for performers who had sexual contact with the person. Wicked Pictures and Vivid Entertainment told the Times that they shut down production as a precaution when the positive test was revealed. Los Angles County public health officials and state occupational health officials have said the widespread lack of condom use on porn sets puts performers at risk for contracting HIV and other diseases. Adult film producers say viewers find them to be a turnoff. By law, porn actors are required to test negative for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases within 30 days of going to work on a film. This requirement has been highly criticized by former porn star, Darren James, who in was at the center of an HIV outbreak after first testing negative days before performing but later learning he had tested positive, affecting several actors. Now an advocate for the mandatory use of condoms on porn sets, James believes the actors are "not getting the protection that they need. Please enter email address to continue.
FOURTH porn star diagnosed HIV positive as adult film industry remains in fear of an outbreak
By Daily Mail Reporter. An adult film star who tested positive for HIV - causing the porn industry's third shut down this year - was reportedly trying to book a sex shoot after finding out his diagnosis. The male star, who has not been identified but is known to authorities, attempted to book a scene with a female sex actress that would appear via webcam in the days following his positive test results, according to Radar Online. The woman agreed to the shoot, however pulled out after it emerged the actor had returned a positive result during the mandated fourteen-day industry disease screening. On Dec. The male star at the center of the webcam claims is the cause of the moratorium. The news comes more than a year after Los Angeles County voters passed a ballot initiative that made using condoms in porn mandatory, however the rule was never enforced and later ruled to be unconstitutional. There is no suggestion Daily is the star who tried to shoot a scene after his diagnosis. In online post, the coalition explained that performers underwent mandatory testing for sexually transmitted infections every two weeks and that the performers prefer this to using condoms. In the shoots that can take several hours, they can cause abrasions known as condom rash which, paradoxically, can make it easier to transmit an infection if one does break.
From to , 22 HIV cases in the U. According to former pornographic actress Shelley Lubben , a s outbreak of HIV led to the death of 27 porn stars between and , including Wade Nichols who died in , [7] John Holmes , Marc Stevens , and Al Parker Six months previously, he had tested negative.
