Porn industry rejoices after US election victory which means condoms are NOT needed in sex scenes
The adult entertainment business based in California was threatening to shut up shop if the law had been approved saying it was never about 'safety'
THE Californian adult film industry has been celebrating after a ruling attempting to make actors wear condoms while filming sex scenes was defeated at the US polls during the election.
Portrayed as a workplace health and safety measure, many who worked in porn said if passed and put into force, filming would have have had to move to another state.
Steven Hirsch, founder and co-chairman of Vivid Entertainment, one of the largest adult entertainment providers in the world, told the Sun Online: "Last night's vote goes to prove that elections are about more than money.
"They are about mandates and the voters saw right through this one. "
Known as Proposition 60, the ruling was defeated by a 53.9% to 46.1% margin.
As it stands, people working in the adult entertainment industry have to tested for HIV every 10 days.
Those who were for the decision to introduce regulated condom use, which could be seen while actors "performed" argued it was needed to the lower venereal disease risks.
However those who were against said it was too much to expect protection to be seen in films.
If it had gone through many declared they would take the sex film industry elsewhere.
Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley, is a huge porn movie hub - dubbed "porn valley" it has a huge number of adult film production companies.
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However Cal-OSHA, the state's workplace safety enforcement agency, currently makes sure actors wear condoms in adult films.
If the ruling had gone through, licensing would have had to have been introduced for adult film producers.
Leading the Proposition 60 charge was the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and its leader, Michael Weinstein.
It's drive was it was saving the the workforce from being exploited who were having dangerous sex for a profit.
However Hirsch said: "He said he wanted to protect performers but that was never the case.
"He actually wanted to endanger them. I'm proud of all the people who worked tirelessly to protect performer safety. David has finally slayed Goliath."