LATimes: Derrick Burts Says Porn Industry Should Require Condoms. Didn't he get HIV from some john? - GoFuckYourself.com

Ethersync · 12-08-2010, 08:06 AM

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HIV-positive porn performer speaks out
Derrick Burts, 24, who tested positive for HIV in October after working in gay and straight porn films, says he now favors enforcing mandatory condom use in porn productions.

The 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.

Derrick Burts, 24, said he tested HIV-positive in October at the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation in Sherman Oaks after working in both gay and straight porn films for a few months. He had previously been identified only as Patient Zeta.

Producers of straight porn regularly check performers' test results using a database maintained by the clinic, known as AIM, to clear actors for work.

Burts, who performed in straight films as "Cameron Reid" and gay films as "Derek Chambers," said he was tested at the clinic Oct. 8, then received a panicked call from clinic staff the following afternoon, summoning him to the office.

When he got there, he said, clinic staff told him that he had tested HIV-positive. They wanted to perform a follow-up test and begin notifying performers he had worked with since his last negative test result Sept. 3. Those performers, he was told, would be placed on a quarantine list while they, too, were tested.

Burts said he gave clinic staff the names of about a dozen performers he had worked with in California and Florida in both gay and straight productions. The list included his girlfriend, who also works in the industry as a performer. He watched as clinic staff began scanning a performer database, notifying those he had named and placing them on a quarantine list.

The clinic has since said that none of the performers on its quarantine list tested positive. Burts confirmed that his girlfriend tested negative.

He said that when he returned to the clinic Oct. 23 to review the second test results, clinic staff told him that they had traced his HIV infection to someone he had performed a scene with whom they described to him as a "known positive."

Although straight porn performers must show negative HIV test results before filming, the gay porn industry does not have the same restrictions, although condom use is typically required.

Burts said he asked who the performer was and clinic staff told him they could not reveal the performer's name or gender due to patient confidentiality.

Clinic officials could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday night. An attorney for the clinic was traveling outside the United States, according to an e-mail received from him earlier in the day.

Burts says he may have contracted the disease during a gay porn shoot in Florida. He said the performers used condoms during intercourse but not during oral sex.

Contrary to Burts' account of what he was told, clinic officials released a statement last month saying "Patient Zeta acquired the virus through private, personal activity."

"That's completely false," Burts said Tuesday. "There is no possible way. The only person I had sex with in my personal life was my girlfriend."

Before he left the clinic Oct. 23, Burts said clinic staff put him in touch with a doctor affiliated with the clinic and promised to arrange for his follow-up care.

Burts said no one followed up, and he felt neglected.

"AIM promised they would help me set up a doctor and get treatment," he said. "They did none of that."

Burts said AIM staff had warned him not to contact the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, whose officials have been among the clinic's chief critics. In frustration, Burts said he went to an AIDS Healthcare Foundation center in Los Angeles on Nov. 24 and saw a doctor, never identifying himself as Patient Zeta.

Pleased with the care he received at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Burts contacted the group's leaders last week, identified himself as Patient Zeta and said he wanted to speak out on their behalf and in favor of enforcing mandatory condom use in porn productions. Foundation officials have scheduled a news conference with Burts for 10 a.m. Wednesday.

"AIM likes to state that testing is enough. That's completely false," he said, noting that in the months before he tested positive for HIV, he had also contracted chlamydia, gonorrhea and herpes.

"It's very dangerous," he said of adult film work. "It should be required that you wear a condom on the set."

Burts, who grew up in Whittier and Hemet, graduated from Hemet High School and a hotel management school in Florida and worked as a hotel manager and cruise ship magician before becoming a porn performer for the money. He said he earned $200 to $800 for filming a straight scene and $1,000 to $2,000 for a gay scene.

Looking back, he said he wishes he had known more about the risks of contracting sexually transmitted diseases in the industry.

"Making $10,000 or $15,000 for porn isn't worth your life," he said. "Performers need to be educated."

http://www.latimes.com/health/la-me-...,5306958.story

CaptainHowdy · 12-08-2010, 08:22 AM

Those are some butt-hurt commentaries...

BestXXXPorn · 12-08-2010, 08:22 AM

Personal feelings getting in the way of logic and reason... once again, common issue these days.

He should stop blaming lack of regulation and start taking accountability for himself. "Looking back, he said he wishes he had known more about the risks of contracting sexually transmitted diseases in the industry."

It's a risk, having sex with anyone is a risk these days. Having sex without a condom is a higher risk.

Taking away the peoples' ability to make that decision for themselves (condom or no condom, adult industry or casual) is a crime.

DWB · 12-08-2010, 08:33 AM

AIM does a good job about making people in the industry feel safe. You trust them and what they say. However, there is still risk involved and that is where people who are uneducated about HIV/AIDS and STDs fall victim to the industry.

I've used AIM in the past and my only real complaint with them is not pushing for mandatory Hep testing along with HIV. That is just as deadly yet the industry doesn't test for it. Boggles the mind.

They should also test for herpes and let the talent choose if they want to work with people with herpes or not. Of course most would test positive, but those without it would at least have a choice.

sinclair · 12-08-2010, 08:33 AM

There is a whole bunch of landmines just waiting for AIM in that news story.

Sinclair

DWB · 12-08-2010, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by sinclair

There is a whole bunch of landmines just waiting for AIM in that news story.

Sinclair

What ever happened to that big tit Asian girl you were shooting way back in the day?

czarina · 12-08-2010, 08:45 AM

let me guess, he found God?

sinclair · 12-08-2010, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

What ever happened to that big tit Asian girl you were shooting way back in the day?

Just ran into her at an art opening the other night. She is back visiting family for the holidays. She finished med school and is working on the east coast. Still looking hot as fuck.

DWB · 12-08-2010, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by sinclair

Just ran into her at an art opening the other night. She is back visiting family for the holidays. She finished med school and is working on the east coast. Still looking hot as fuck.

She was amazing.

PLEASE be my hero and shoot me a few old pics of her for old time sake. :-)

thedwb33 (( at )) yahoo dot com

Phoenix · 12-08-2010, 09:46 AM

feel bad for the guy...but i thought it was semi difficult to get aids/hiv from oral sex?

i thought he was barebacking guys for money on the side?

Profits of Doom · 12-08-2010, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Phoenix

feel bad for the guy...but i thought it was semi difficult to get aids/hiv from oral sex?

i thought he was barebacking guys for money on the side?

Right after everything happened someone on here posted his profile from an escort site, but he pulled it down shortly thereafter. He's not being completely honest, unless he considers escorting not a part of his "personal life"...

Ethersync · 12-08-2010, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Phoenix

i thought he was barebacking guys for money on the side?

Exactly my point.

Grapesoda · 12-08-2010, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Ethersync

Exactly my point.

yes but this isn't 'news worthy' and doesn't cast a 'negative cloud' over porn...

Ethersync · 12-08-2010, 12:06 PM

If anyone wants to set the record straight here is the author's email: [email protected]

LeRoy · 12-08-2010, 12:12 PM

Sux to be him.

He's was turning gay tricks too. oh man!

xxxjay · 12-08-2010, 12:24 PM

Yes. He was working as a gay escort on rentboy.com, as well as advertising he was AIM tested...I'm sure inviting some raw-doggers.

I'm not surprised that was left out.

JustDaveXxx · 12-08-2010, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoenix

i thought he was barebacking guys for money on the side?

Yes he was. But you cant go suing Random gay Johns can you? There is no money in it. This guy was sucking dick for money in his personal life.

But coming clean with that will fuck up his planned law suit against a well known Florida porn company.

It is very well known that if you are a man in gay porn there is a very high chance you are going to come across other gay performers with HIV.

Camron Reed, it is your job to check the other performers test. Did you do that? Did you bother to even ask for it? Obviously not.

People need to take responsibility for there own actions and quit blaming others for there own stupidity. But you cant sue yourself can you??

I and a bunch of others knew what is guy was doing. Thats why we would not hire him for work. He was a serious risk to others and he knew what the consequences were. Everybody does. No test no sex!!

This clown's stupidity is Darwin's theory of evolution in full effect.

munki · 12-08-2010, 12:51 PM

What a shit storm...

MaDalton · 12-08-2010, 01:01 PM

someone send his gay escort profile to the author of the article

JFK · 12-08-2010, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

someone send his gay escort profile to the author of the article

good thinking

sinclair · 12-08-2010, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

She was amazing.

PLEASE be my hero and shoot me a few old pics of her for old time sake. :-)

thedwb33 (( at )) yahoo dot com

I will see what I can find for you. To hold you over (this was from a recent shoot):

Sinclair

Ethersync · 12-08-2010, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

someone send his gay escort profile to the author of the article

It was taken down, but maybe it's in Archive.org or Google Cache? Anyone remember the URL?

ottopottomouse · 12-08-2010, 02:27 PM

Closing the stable door after the horse has already got out and fucked everything else on the farm.

tiger · 12-08-2010, 02:52 PM

First time I read it I thought it said Derrick Butthurts.

Fletch XXX · 12-08-2010, 03:03 PM

working gay and straight

NemesisEnforcer · 12-08-2010, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

someone send his gay escort profile to the author of the article

Good point.

DWB · 12-08-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by sinclair

I will see what I can find for you. To hold you over (this was from a recent shoot):

Sinclair

Christ all mighty. She looks like she's slimmed down some but kept the tits.

Only an Asian girl with big tits can make me hard in the middle of a thread about gay dudes getting HIV.

Sinclair for the win!

Si · 12-08-2010, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

Only an Asian girl with big tits can make me hard in the middle of a thread about gay dudes getting HIV.

She is very hot!

12-08-2010, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by sinclair

I will see what I can find for you. To hold you over (this was from a recent shoot):

Sinclair

Whos she? off-topic i know, but dayyuumm she hijacked!

TiaLing · 12-08-2010, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sinclair

I will see what I can find for you. To hold you over (this was from a recent shoot):

Sinclair

Now mr Sinclair .... Why are you posting your sexy Ex girlfriend up here ? LOL .... You gotta be crazy to have not married that sexy babe ! If she's shooting again her and I gotta do a scene together !

Tia

JP-pornshooter · 12-08-2010, 10:57 PM

who was / is his girlfriend?

topsiteking · 12-09-2010, 03:33 AM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/1..._n_793718.html

sinclair · 12-09-2010, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by TiaLing

Now mr Sinclair .... Why are you posting your sexy Ex girlfriend up here ? LOL .... You gotta be crazy to have not married that sexy babe ! If she's shooting again her and I gotta do a scene together !

Tia

I was in a different place then, had I had to do over I might be married to "miss asian big boobs". Doubt she will shoot again but we can all hang out.

Paul Markham · 12-09-2010, 10:27 AM

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"AIM likes to state that testing is enough. That's completely false," he said, noting that in the months before he tested positive for HIV, he had also contracted chlamydia, gonorrhea and herpes.

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"Performers need to be educated."

So this guy contracted chlamydia, gonorrhea and herpes. And thinks performers need to be educated.

How much more education did he need?

He's a fuck up waiting to happen and good luck getting money in court. He'll settle out if he's got any sense.

davecummings · 12-09-2010, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

Christ all mighty. She looks like she's slimmed down some but kept the tits.

Only an Asian girl with big tits can make me hard in the middle of a thread about gay dudes getting HIV.

Sinclair for the win!

BUT, she appears to have a sorta-tiny mouth which might hinder her BJ pleasuring ability:-)!!!

JP-pornshooter · 12-09-2010, 01:29 PM

now mainstream reports AIM have lost their license mainly due to the allegations in this story.
?? wtf

NemesisEnforcer · 12-09-2010, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JP-pornshooter

now mainstream reports AIM have lost their license mainly due to the allegations in this story.
?? wtf

From XBiz: AIM Clinics Shut Down, Working With County to Reopen

Ethersync · 12-09-2010, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JP-pornshooter

now mainstream reports AIM have lost their license mainly due to the allegations in this story.
?? wtf

I guess this gave them the excuse they were looking for...

JustDaveXxx · 12-09-2010, 06:31 PM

Mark my words, this little fucker is gonna sue everyone. He has to log his complaints before he files his law suits. And he is one of the reasons AIM got shut down.

I hate people that blame everyone else because of their stupid life choices.

For the people that may not know this, IF YOU ARE A MAN AND YOU TAKE ANOTHER MANS DICK IN YOUR ASS FOR A LIVING, YOU MIGHT CATCH HIV!!!

THEY TEACH THIS SHIT IN GRADE SCHOOL FOR FUCKS SAKE!!!!!

IGNORANCE AND STUPIDITY IS NO EXCUSE! THE HIV DOESNT WANT TO HEAR IT!! AND YOU DONT GET A DO OVER ON THIS ON!!

billywatson · 12-09-2010, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by JustDaveXxx

And he is one of the reasons AIM got shut down.

I'm hearing this AIM shut down was a long-time coming. Something about a clinic needs to have a relationship with a hospital in case something happens at the clinic to a patient and it's an emergency situation. Apparently AIM hasn't done this, and they've been warned about it in the past.

I'm not saying this is 100% accurate.

Just sayin'.

dyna mo · 12-09-2010, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JustDaveXxx

For the people that may not know this, IF YOU ARE A MAN AND YOU TAKE ANOTHER MANS DICK IN YOUR ASS FOR A LIVING, YOU MIGHT CATCH HIV!!!

THEY TEACH THIS SHIT IN GRADE SCHOOL FOR FUCKS SAKE!!!!!

dang Dave, what school did you attend?

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