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Healing Wave Performer Testing Clinic Closed

Free Speech Coalition learned this morning that, effective immediately, one of its APHSS centers, Healing Wave, has closed its doors.

APHSS Opens Vegas STD Testing

Adult Production Health & Safety Services (APHSS.org) has announced the opening of new performer testing facilities in Las Vegas.

FSC to Talk .XXX at Adult Entertainment Virtual Convention

Free Speech Coalition Executive Director Diane Duke will “speak” on a virtual panel at the Adult Entertainment Virtual Convention. The panel will be held at 3 p.m. PST this Saturday.

APHSS Adds Cutting Edge Testing to Program

The Free Speech Coalition has added Cutting Edge Testing to its APHSS program.

XBIZ Names FSC’s Diane Duke as Woman of the Year

XBIZ, the adult entertainment industry’s leading news media organization, is pleased to announce Free Speech Coalition executive director Diane Duke as its Woman of the Year.

Nomination Period for FSC Board of Directors Election Opens

The Free Speech Coalition has opened nominations for its 2012 Board of Directors election.

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.XXX: How Much Does It Cost?

At the XBIZ show in London, I debated Stuart Lawley, CEO of ICM Registry, the entity that pushed through the .XXX sTLD. I know that many of those in the audience wanted answers and, unfortunately with the typical smoke and mirrors presentation from ICM I am afraid the confusion increased. One such issue was that of the various costs of .XXX. During the debate, I quoted the price of .XXX on GoDaddy as well as the price I had been quoted by two employees of Domain-Monster. As I explained that DomainMonster’s cost was $199 the CEO of the company corrected me saying the cost is $79. What he neglected to say was that the $79 names were only available under the “General Availability” category and only if you commit for 25 years!

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FSC: Porn Performer 'Patient Alpha' Retests HIV-Negative

Free Speech Coalition announced Saturday that an HIV test for “Patient Alpha,” administered by an APHSS.org testing facility, has been returned with negative results.

FSC's Duke: IFFOR ... Don't Kid Yourself

The Free Speech Coalition's Diane Duke speaks out on the "independent" IFFOR board.

FSC Announces Testing Facilities for APHSS

Free Speech Coalition, the adult industry trade association, on Wednesday announced four testing facilities that will participate in the Adult Production Health & Safety Services program.

Free Speech Coalition Reaches 20-Year Milestone Fighting the Good Fight

It may not be the first thing that springs to mind when people think of the adult industry, and it’s certainly not the sexiest, nor the most titillating part of the business.

70 Porn Stars Show Up at Meeting Over Condom Use

About 70 porn stars have shown up at a workplace safety meeting attended by Free Speech Coalition officials, health care groups and Cal/OSHA officials in a discussion over draft rules on mandating condoms in adult entertainment.

FSC Report Blasts Health Officials, Says STD Findings Faulty

A Free Speech Coalition report commissioned by Johns Hopkins epidemiologist Lawrence Mayer says presentations made by two Los Angeles public health officials targeting adult entertainment industry disease screenings were faulty and misleading.

FSC Outlines Goals of New Performer Health Program

The Free Speech Coalition on Thursday gave an overview of its new health program called Adult Production Health and Safety Services (APHSS) during a meeting of adult industry stakeholders.

FSC Makes Plans for Production Health & Safety Services

The Free Speech Coalition's Board of Directors has voted to support the creation of Adult Performers Health and Safety Services (APHSS) as a result of conversations with producers, agents and performers, and in response to the closing of AIM.

FSC Calls Industry Only Meetings to Discuss Workplace Safety, Testing

Free Speech Coalition is calling for industry members to meet this Friday to discuss current developments with workplace safety protocols and performer STD testing. These meetings will review the current status of workplace safety and performer testing, as well as what is on the horizon for adult film productions.

FSC's Duke Debates Corn-Revere on CNN

Free Speech Coalition (FSC) Executive Director Diane Duke on Tuesday appeared live on CNN International to debate the newly-launched .XXX “sponsored” Top Level Domain with ICM Registry legal counsel, Robert Corn-Revere.

FSC Anti-Piracy Program Adds Slutload, Takes Down Bootlegger

Ventura Content, parent company of Pink Visual, this week reached a settlement with AFIC, Inc., operators of tubesite Slutload.com, in a copyright infringement suit filed in December.

FSC Launches Anti-.XXX Campaign

The Free Speech Coalition announced Friday that it is launching an anti-.XXX campaign and urging adult online businesses not to buy into the newly-approved .XXX sTLD.

FSC 'Love Lounge' Benefit Draws Retail's Top Tier

Sponsors, porn stars and retail industry honchos all showed their love for the hard work and dedication of the Free Speech Coalition at the organization's "Free Love Lounge" fundraiser at this year's XBIZ Retail Conference and Expo.