Porn Industry

Free Speech Coalition Financials 990 2009

Free Speech Coalition whose mission statement claims to protect the well-being of the adult entertainment industry (porn companies and performers) but who in reality does nothing to protect or help performers points fingers at Pink Cross Foundation accusing us that we make money off of helping women and men in the porn industry.

While they rake in almost $600,000 in contributions! How much of that has gone to actually helping performers??

Children are the Pornography Industry’s Goal

 An interview with Dr. Gail Dines, professor of sociology & women’s studies and chair of American studies at Wheelock College.

Citizen magazine conducted this interview in March 2008.

Safe Sex on the Set - LA Times

 

Safe sex on the set

Condoms need to be required for porn actors. Not only are sexually transmitted diseases a workplace safety issue, they're also a public health concern.

 

HIV+ porn star speaks out

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times
December 8, 2010

Derrick BurtsDerrick BurtsThe adult film performer who tested HIV-positive at a San Fernando Valley clinic this fall spoke out for the first time Tuesday, calling for mandatory condom use in porn productions, improved testing for sexually transmitted disease and follow-up care for fellow performers.

Porn awards show fuels misogyny, adds to death culture

Porn awards show fuels misogyny, adds to death culture

Former porn actress helps women exit pornography industry
By Mark Hasiuk, Vancouver CourierJune 9, 2010

Porn is everywhere because computers are everywhere, and kids are everywhere with computers. Gone are the days when young boys squabbled over a Playboy magazine stolen from someone's older brother. With one mouse click, today's kids can access graphic hardcore images unimagined by their peers a generation ago.

Porn Stars Speak Out: STDs, Drugs and Abuse

 Porn Star Brooke Ashley tells Shelley Lubben:

"On March 29, 1998, I tested positive for HIV. I had made a movie that was to be my last. I was given lines of cocaine before the movie and a bottle of my favorite champagne to drink during the movie. I remember countless men, many of which I knew, some I did not. And I remember crying and asking them to stop because it hurt so much."