AIDS Heathcare Foundation
AHF Files Another Suit Against L.A. County
Last week at a press conference to discuss a California ballot initiative that would mandate condoms on porn sets, AIDS Healthcare Foundation President Michael Weinstein called his group "unabashedly an advocacy organization." Unabashedly, the group also is a litigation dragon that again is taking aim at the county of Los Angeles, alleging it misappropriated funds.
AHF to Launch Statewide Ballot Initiative to Require Condom Use
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation will host a press conference at 10 a.m. today to announce plans to launch a statewide California voter ballot initiative to require condom use in all adult films shot anywhere in the state.
AHF Plans L.A. Protest Tomorrow Over Porn Shoot Regs
In a move to bully state officials to overhaul porn production safety regulations, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation has planned a noon protest tomorrow in front of downtown Los Angeles' Cal/OSHA office.
Is AHF Abusing Cal/OSHA'S Complaint System?
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is diverting significant Cal/OSHA resources away from serious work-related incidents to audit the adult film business, particularly with complaints and the drive to amend regulations that mandate barrier protection in shoots, according to new charges leveled by industry officials and stakeholders.
Porn-Condom Bill Failed in California, But Will It Be Back?
The cloud of dust has settled over AB 1576, the piece of legislation that would have required mandatory condom usage on adult film sets in California. But will it, or something like it, be back?
Las Vegas Review-Journal Posts Editorial on Condoms in Porn
The Las Vegas Review-Journal published an editorial today claiming more adult film shoots could be headed to Nevada if California passes AB 1576, which would require the use of condoms in adult film productions, as well as STI and HIV testing for performers.
Kink.com's Nevada Shoot Only Involved Oral Sex, Acworth Says
The Kink.com shoot that the AIDS Healthcare Foundation complained to Nevada OSHA officials about featured no vaginal or anal intercourse, according to the studio.
AHF Overbilled L.A. County by $3.5M, Audit Says
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, sponsor of Measure B and AB 1576, has overbilled Los Angeles County by millions for reimbursed AIDS health funding, according to a letter prepared by the county auditor.
Kink's Acworth Sends AHF's Weinstein a 'Cease-and-Desist'
Kink.com and owner Peter Acworth were financially damaged by AIDS Healthcare Foundation's Michael Weinstein for "repeated defamatory statements," according to a cease-and-desist letter sent last week by attorney Karen Tynan on behalf of Acworth.
AHF Reveals New UCLA Study Concerning STDs in Porn
AIDS Healthcare Foundation held a teleconference today to present a recent embargoed UCLA research study of several hundred adult film performers.
Measure Creating L.A. City Health Commission Becomes Law
A measure creating a Los Angeles City Health Commission to oversee delivery of health services to City of L.A. residents became law today after it passed the 10-day deadline for mayoral action.
Q&A: AHF's Weinstein, Keenly Focused on the Porn Biz for a Decade
XBIZ spoke with AHF President Michael Weinstein this week in a Q&A to find out more about his determination to make condoms mandatory for all American porn productions.
Adult Industry Reacts to AB 1576
The state has spoken and now the adult industry will too: In light of this morning’s passage of AB 1576 by the California Appropriations Committee, XBIZ has queried several leading adult industry players about their take on the news.
CDC Advocates AIDS Prevention Pill
Federal health officials publicly recommended yesterday that hundred of thousands of Americans at risk for AIDS take Truvada, a drug known to prevent infection with HIV.
FSC Supports Change.org Petition Targeting AHF's Weinstein
An online petition that seeks to oust the AIDS Healthcare Foundation's CEO and president, Michael Weinstein, now has the support of the Free Speech Coalition.
L.A. Supervisor Who Was Measure B Foe Became AHF Target
Just days after Los Angeles County voters approved Measure B in 2012, AIDS Healthcare Foundation President Michael Weinstein wrote in an email to an AHF employee that it was time to square off against Zev Yaroslavsky because the Los Angeles County supervisor was the real power behind its "problems," including its problems with porn.
AHF's L.A. City Health Dept. Initiative Thrown Out in Court
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has blocked the AIDS Health Care Foundation’s proposal to create a separate city health department, ruling that it was in conflict with the state's health care laws.
Number of L.A. County Adult Film Permits Plummet in 2013
The Free Speech Coalition says that, according to information from film permitting agency FilmLA, only 24 permits for adult film productions in Los Angeles County have been filed in 2013.
Vivid: AHF Shouldn't Be Able to Intervene in Measure B Appeal
Vivid Entertainment attorneys filed court papers yesterday with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals asking the court to dismiss the AIDS Healthcare Foundation as intervenors in the studio's appeal to effectively stop enforcement of Measure B.
Factory Video Reportedly Fined $60,000 by Cal/OSHA
Factory Video, a San Francisco-based studio that primarily produces gay bareback films, reportedly has been fined nearly $60,000 for occupational safety and health complaints filed by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation over the past two years.